Andrew PetersSeptember 30, 2024
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Following ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski’s departure from the business to take control of as the basic supervisor of St. Bonaventure’s males’s basketball program, Adam Schefter might be in line to take control of for the famous news breaker.
Per Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy, Schefter is a prospect to change Wojnarowski as ESPN’s senior NBA expert. Together with covering the NBA, Schefter would preserve his NFL responsibilities in a function described as the “Ultimate Insider.”
According to McCarthy, a various function for Schefter is “a long method” from taking place, however both he and ESPN are interested. It would be a far more straining position from his currently lengthy function, however it would likewise likely consist of a pay raise from his existing $9 million-a-year offer.
Schefter has actually formerly revealed interest in the NBA, periodically filling out as a sideline press reporter for NBA telecasts. McCarthy likewise kept in mind that Schefter’s agreement he checked in 2022 has a provision that permits him to work as an NBA sideline press reporter.
Schefter isn’t the only prospect who might change Woj. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported recently that ESPN’s MLB expert Jeff Passan is an early prospect, though he would likely completely shift to NBA protection and leave baseball behind.
Marchand likewise kept in mind that The Athletic’s Shams Charania, likely the greatest name in NBA news breaking besides Wojnarowski, is another leading prospect. Charania left Stadium early this year, and his present agreements with The Athletic and FanDuel television are set to end quickly.
Other ESPN NBA experts like Ramona Shelburne, Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps might be choices to move into the lead function.