ESPN Unveils NBA Commentator Roster

• Mike Breen, Tim Legler, Richard Jefferson and Lisa Salters return for second season as ESPN and ABC's lead NBA broadcast team
• Inside the NBA presented by Eli Lilly headlines ESPN's studio coverage alongside NBA Countdown
• Jason Kidd and Jeremy Lin join ESPN's commentator lineup

ESPN has announced a robust lineup of play-by-play voices, analysts and reporters for its milestone 25th consecutive season of NBA game coverage. The industry-leading roster includes eight NBA Champions and five Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame honorees.

Lead NBA Broadcast Team returns

Mike Breen, Tim Legler, Richard Jefferson and Lisa Salters return for their second season together as ESPN and ABC's lead NBA broadcast team. The quartet will once again call the NBA's marquee regular-season matchups and lead ABC's coverage throughout the NBA Playoffs and NBA Finals.

Breen enters his 24th season with ESPN as the network's lead NBA play-by-play voice. Joining him are NBA Champion Jefferson, analyst Legler, who has contributed to ESPN's NBA coverage since 2000, and reporter Salters.

Play-by-Play: ESPN's play-by-play roster for the 2026-27 season features Mike Breen, Dave Pasch and Ryan Ruocco, who will continue calling marquee NBA matchups throughout the season. Mike Monaco and Drew Carter join the regular-season rotation and will contribute to select game broadcasts.

Analysts: ESPN's game analyst roster for the 2026-27 season features Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Doris Burke and Jason Kidd, NBA Champion Jeremy Lin and P.J. Carlesimo. Former NBA Champions Lin and Kidd join ESPN's game coverage roster this season, while Carlesimo will contribute to select game broadcasts.

A new-look NBA Countdown presented by Eli Lilly lineup will debut for the 2026-27 season, with host Malika Andrews joined by NBA Champions Jason Kidd and Kendrick Perkins, veteran NBA reporter Brian Windhorst and Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania. Together, the group will lead ESPN and ABC's pregame, halftime and postgame coverage throughout the season. The show will also feature appearances from Kenny Smith on select shows.

NBA Today, ESPN's weekday NBA studio show, celebrates its fifth anniversary season in 2026-27. Andrews will continue to host the program, joined by contributors Iman Shumpert, Danny Green, Kendrick Perkins, Brian Windhorst, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin, Tim MacMahon and Shams Charania.

ESPN Radio's NBA coverage will feature Marc Kestecher, Mike Couzens, Sean Kelley and Jorge Sedano on play-by-play alongside analysts P.J. Carlesimo, Cory Alexander, Doris Burke and Kelenna Azubuike. The roster combines veteran national NBA voices, former coaches and former players who will call marquee regular-season matchups and provide national coverage throughout the NBA Playoffs and NBA Finals.