List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters

The following is a list of current National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team entering the 2022-23 NBA season.

Regional broadcasters[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Atlantic Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Flagship Station
Boston	Mike Gorman (primary) Sean Grande (most away games) Brian Scalabrine (select games)	Brian Scalabrine (primary) Eddie House (select games) Cedric Maxwell (select games) Kendrick Perkins (select games)	Amina Smith Abby Chin Chris Forsberg	NBC Sports Boston^[1]
Brooklyn	Ian Eagle (primary) Ryan Ruocco (during Eagle's CBS Sports/Warner Bros. Discovery Sports commitments) Chris Carrino (select games)	Sarah Kustok Richard Jefferson (select games)	Meghan Triplett	YES Network WWOR-TV (during April conflicts with the Yankees)^[2]
New York	Mike Breen (primary) Kenny Albert (during Breen's ESPN & ABC assignments) Ed Cohen (when both Breen and Albert are unavailable)	Walt Frazier Wally Szczerbiak	Rebecca Haarlow	MSG Network^[3]
Philadelphia	Kate Scott (primary) Tom McGinnis (select games)	Alaa Abdelnaby	Taryn Hatcher (home games)	NBC Sports Philadelphia^[4]
Toronto	Matt Devlin	Jack Armstrong	Kayla Grey	TSN TSN2^[5] (41 games)
Toronto	Matt Devlin	Alvin Williams	Savanna Hamilton	Sportsnet One^[5] (41 games)

Radio[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Boston	Sean Grande Jon Wallach (When Grande is on NBC Sports Boston)	Cedric Maxwell (Primary) Abby Chin (When Cedric Maxwell is on NBC Sports Boston)	WBZ-FM WROR (will carry games that are in conflict with Boston Bruins hockey games or New England Patriots football games; WBZ-FM also being the Bruins' flagship)
Brooklyn	Chris Carrino Bob Heussler (when Chris Carrino is on YES Network)	Tim Capstraw	WFAN AM and FM
New York	Ed Cohen	Monica McNutt Alan Hahn John Wallace Wally Sczerbiak	WEPN-FM
Philadelphia	Tom McGinnis Matt Murphy (select games)		WPEN
Toronto	Eric Smith	Paul Jones	CJCL
Toronto	Paul Jones	Jevohn Shepherd	CHUM

Spanish[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Brooklyn	Max Pérez-Jiménez	Ino Gómez	WADO YES Network SAP
New York	Clemson Smith-Muñiz	Ramón Rivas	WADO MSG Deportes

French[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Toronto	Alexandre Tourigny Mathieu Jolivet	Will Archambault Max Paulhus-Gosselin	RDS RDS2

Central Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter	Flagship Station
Chicago	Adam Amin (primary) Jason Benetti (during Amin's Fox Sports assignments) Mike Monaco (select games)	Stacey King		NBC Sports Chicago^[6]
Cleveland	John Michael	Austin Carr Brad Daugherty (select games) Mike Fratello (select games)	Serena Winters	Bally Sports Ohio^[7]
Detroit	George Blaha (primary) Johnny Kane (fill-in)	Greg Kelser	Johnny Kane Natalie Kerwin	Bally Sports Detroit^[8]
Indiana	Chris Denari	Quinn Buckner	Jeremiah Johnson	Bally Sports Indiana^[9]
Milwaukee	Lisa Byington Zora Stephenson (fill-in)	Marques Johnson (primary) Steve Novak (backup)	Zora Stephenson Melanie Ricks (fill-in)	Bally Sports Wisconsin^[10]

Radio[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter	Flagship Station
Chicago	Chuck Swirsky	Bill Wennington		WSCR^[11]
Cleveland	Tim Alcorn	Jim Chones		WTAM/WMMS^[12]
Detroit	Mark Champion (Bally Sports Detroit games) George Blaha (national/non-televised games)	Rick Mahorn		WXYT WWJ WOMC (both conflict with the Detroit Red Wings)
Indiana	Mark Boyle	Eddie Gill	Pat Boylan	WFNI^[9]
Milwaukee	Dave Koehn	Ben Brust (home games)		WTMJ^[10]

Spanish[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Chicago	Omar Ramos	Matthew Moreno	WRTO
Cleveland	Rafael Hernández Brito		WLFM-LP

Southeast Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Sideline Reporter	Flagship Station
Atlanta	Bob Rathbun Mike Morgan (fill-in)	Dominique Wilkins Vince Carter (select games)	Lauren Jbara	Bally Sports Southeast^[13]
Charlotte	Eric Collins	Dell Curry	Ashley ShahAhmadi	Bally Sports Southeast^[13]
Miami	Eric Reid	John Crotty	Kristen Hewitt Will Manso Kelly Saco (select games) Jeremy Tache (select games)	Bally Sports Sun^[14]
Orlando	David Steele	Jeff Turner	Dante Marchitelli	Bally Sports Florida^[15]
Washington	Chris Miller	Drew Gooden Glenn Consor (select games)	Meghan McPeak	NBC Sports Washington^[16]

Radio[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Atlanta	Steve Holman	Mike Conti	WZGC^[17] WVEE
Charlotte	Sam Farber	Matt Carroll	WFNZ
Miami	Jason Jackson	Amy Audibert	WQAM
Orlando	Jake Chapman		WYGM^[15]
Washington	Dave Johnson	Glenn Consor	WTEM^[16]

Spanish[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Flagship Station
Miami	José Pañeda	Joe Pujala	WQBA^[18]

Western Conference[edit]

Northwest Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter	Flagship Station
Denver	Chris Marlowe	Scott Hastings Fat Lever (select games)	Katy Winge Chris Dempsey	Altitude^[19]
Minnesota	Michael Grady	Jim Petersen	Katie Storm Lea Olsen	Bally Sports North^[20] WUCW (select games during conflicts with Bally Sports North, branded as 'Bally Sports Extra on The CW Twin Cities)^[21]
Oklahoma City	Chris Fisher	Michael Cage	Nick Gallo Paris Lawson	Bally Sports Oklahoma^[22]
Portland	Kevin Calabro Travis Demers (select games)	Lamar Hurd	Brooke Olzendam	Root Sports Northwest ^[23]
Utah	Craig Bolerjack	Holly Rowe Thurl Bailey	Holly Rowe	AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain^[24]

Radio[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Denver	Jason Kosmicki		KKSE-FM KKSE-AM^[19]
Minnesota	Alan Horton		WCCO^[20]
Oklahoma City	Matt Pinto		WWLS^[22]
Portland	Travis Demers Rich Burk (fill-in)	Michael Holton	KPOJ
Utah	David Locke	Ron Boone	KZNS KZNS-FM^[24]

Spanish[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Oklahoma City	Eleno Ornelas		WKY^[22]
Utah	Nelson Moran	Isidro Lopez and Francisco Vazquez	KTUB^[24]

Pacific Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline Reporter	Flagship Station
Golden State	Bob Fitzgerald	Kelenna Azubuike	Kerith Burke	NBC Sports Bay Area^[25]
LA Clippers	Brian Sieman Noah Eagle (select games)	Jim Jackson Mike Fratello (select games)	Kristina Pink Jaime Maggio	Bally Sports SoCal (most games) Bally Sports West (some games) KTLA (15 games)^[26]
LA Lakers	Bill Macdonald^[27]	Stu Lantz^[27]	Mike Trudell^[28]	Spectrum SportsNet^[29]
Phoenix	Kevin Ray Tom Leander	Eddie Johnson Ann Meyers Drysdale		KTVK (40 games) KPHE-LD (30 games)^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]
Sacramento	Mark Jones (primary) Kyle Draper (when Jones is on assignment for ESPN)^[36]	Kayte Christensen		NBC Sports California^[37]

Radio[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Golden State	Tim Roye	Tom Tolbert (home games) Jim Barnett (road games)	KGMZ^[25]
LA Clippers	Noah Eagle Kevin Danna (select games)	Mike Fratello (select games)	KLAC^[26] KEIB (if conflict with LA Dodgers)
LA Lakers	John Ireland	Mychal Thompson	KSPN^[38]
Phoenix	Jon Bloom (road games)	Tim Kempton	KTAR KMVP
Sacramento	Gary Gerould		KHTK^[37]

Spanish[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
LA Clippers	Armando Garcia		KWKW
LA Lakers	Fernando González	Jose Mantilla and Francisco Pinto	KWKW
Phoenix	Arturo Ochoa	Gerardo Romo	KPHX
Sacramento	Armando Botello		KRCX

Southwest Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Flagship Station
Dallas	Mark Followill	Derek Harper	Jeff Wade (home games)	Bally Sports Southwest (most games) KTXA (during conflicts with Spurs, Stars and Rangers Broadcasts)
Houston	Craig Ackerman	Ryan Hollins Mario Elie (select games)	Vanessa Richardson	AT&T SportsNet Southwest^[39]
Memphis	Pete Pranica	Brevin Knight	Rob Fischer	Bally Sports Southeast^[40]
New Orleans	Joel Meyers	Antonio Daniels	Jen Hale	Bally Sports New Orleans^[41]
San Antonio	Bill Land	Sean Elliott Matt Bonner (select games) Fabricio Oberto (select games)	Dan Weiss	Bally Sports Southwest (most games) KENS (10 games) KMYS (12 games)^[42]

Radio[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Flagship Station
Dallas	Chuck Cooperstein	Brad Davis	KEGL
Houston	Matt Thomas	Joel Blank	KBME (primary) KTRH (if there's a conflict with Houston Astros)
Memphis	Eric Hasseltine	Elliot Perry Michael Wallace	WMFS-FM
New Orleans	Todd Graffagnini	John DeShazier	WRNO-FM
San Antonio	Bill Schoening		WOAI^[42]

Spanish[edit]

Team	Play-by-play	Flagship Station
Dallas	Victor Villalba	KFLC
Houston	Adrian Chavarria	KYST
San Antonio	Paul Castro	KXTN
New Orleans	Emilio Peralta	WODT

National broadcasters[edit]

ESPN/ABC[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

Sideline reporters[edit]

Lisa Salters
Cassidy Hubbarth
Jorge Sedano
Malika Andrews
Monica McNutt
Israel Gutierrez
Katie George
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

Spanish Commentators[edit]

ESPN Deportes, ABC in Spanish on SAP

Andrés Nocioni
Ernesto Jerez
Carlos Morales
Claudia Trejos
Fabricio Oberto
Fernando Álvarez
Fernando Tirado
Jerry Olaya
Leonardo Montero
Marcelo Nogueira
Miguel Angel Briseno
Nicolás Ledesma
Pablo Viruega
Sebastián Martínez Christensen

ESPN Radio[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Marc Kestecher (Full season)

Color analysts[edit]

Jon Barry (Games w/Kestecher)
Hubie Brown
P. J. Carlesimo
Cory Alexander
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude

TNT[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

Sideline reporters[edit]

Allie LaForce
Stephanie Ready
Dennis Scott
Jared Greenberg
Chris Haynes
Nabil Karim

Spanish commentators[edit]

Available on SAP

José Ángel Medellín
Marcelo Godoy
Pete Manzano
Fernando Palacios

NBA TV[edit]

Uses the home team's announcing team during games unless specified. During playoff games, announcers from TNT are used

International broadcasters[edit]

Americas[edit]

Sub-Saharan Africa[edit]

Middle East and North Africa[edit]

Israel: Sport 5
MENA: beIN Sports

Asia-Pacific[edit]

Central Asia: Setanta Sports
Indian subcontinent: Viacom18
China: Tencent, China Mobile, CCTV, Fujian TV, GreatSports Channel and Guangdong Television
Hong Kong: Sports 2 World, ViuTV
Macau: M Plus, Sports 2 World
Indonesia: Emtek, TVRI and NBA TV International
Japan: Rakuten
Brunei and Malaysia: Astro SuperSport
South Korea: SPOTV
Mongolia: SPS
Philippines: TV5 Network and NBA TV Philippines^[44]
Singapore: Starhub and NBA TV International
Taiwan: Videoland and ELTA TV
Cambodia, Laos and Thailand: TrueVisions and NBA TV International
Tajikistan: Varzish TV
Vietnam: FPT^[45]

Oceania[edit]

Australia: ESPN
New Zealand: ESPN and NBA TV International
Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands: ESPN

Notes[edit]

1. ^ Some Chicago Bulls games on WGN-TV were simulcast nationally on its superstation feed WGN America through the 2013–2014 season. Those simulcasts have been discontinued.

References[edit]

^ Boston Celtics schedule
^ Brooklyn Nets schedule
^ New York Knicks schedule
^ Philadelphia 76ers schedule
^ ^a ^b Toronto Raptors schedule
^ Chicago Bulls schedule
^ Cleveland Cavaliers schedule
^ Detroit Pistons schedule
^ ^a ^b Indiana Pacers schedule
^ ^a ^b Milwaukee Bucks schedule
^ Chicago Bulls Radio Network
^ Kleps, Kevin (October 3, 2014). "Trading Dion Waiters would not be a wise move for Cavaliers". CrainsCleveland.com. Crain Communications. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
^ Atlanta Hawks TV schedule
^ Miami Heat schedule
^ ^a ^b Orlando Magic schedule
^ ^a ^b Washington Wizards schedule
^ Atlanta Hawks Radio Network
^ HEAT signs Radio Contract with 790 The Ticket NBA.com
^ ^a ^b Denver Nuggets schedule
^ ^a ^b Minnesota Timberwolves schedule
^ "Bally Sports North: Tripleheader plans, channel assignments for spring sports". Fox Sports. March 27, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Oklahoma City Thunder schedule
^ Portland Trail Blazers schedule
^ ^a ^b ^c Utah Jazz schedule
^ ^a ^b Golden State Warriors schedule
^ ^a ^b Los Angeles Clippers schedule
^ ^a ^b Lakers Broadcast Information LA Lakers official site
^ "James Worthy, Chris Mcgee, Dave Miller and Mike Trudell Join Time Warner Cable Sportsnet On-Air Team". NBA.com.
^ Time Warner Scores L.A. Lakers Regional Sports Network Rights Multichannel News February 14, 2011
^ "Arizona's Family announces transformative broadcast partnership with Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury". KTVK/KPHO (Press release). Gray Television. April 28, 2023.
^ Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Phoenix Suns, Mercury leaving Bally Sports Arizona for Gray Television, Inc". Arizona Republic. Gannett.
^ Jon Lafayette (April 28, 2023). "Phoenix Suns Fast-Break to Broadcast With Gray From Bankrupt Bally RSN". Broadcasting & Cable. Future plc.
^ Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Diamond Sports Group accuses Phoenix Suns of breach of contract in leaving Bally Sports Arizona". Arizona Republic. Gannett.
^ "New network to bring Suns and Mercury games to southern Arizona viewers". KOLD-TV. Gray Television. April 28, 2023.
^ Daniel Kaplan (May 3, 2023). "Diamond Sports sues Phoenix Suns, Mercury to block efforts to form new media outlet". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "Kings Add Kyle Draper as Additional TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Pregame and Postgame Host". NBA.com.
^ ^a ^b Sacramento Kings schedule
^ Los Angeles Lakers schedule
^ Astros, Rockets reach deal on new network MLB.com News August 3, 2010
^ Memphis Grizzlies schedule
^ Hornets, FOX Sports announce new TV rights agreement Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine WWL-TV, June 25, 2012
^ ^a ^b San Antonio Spurs schedule
^ "BBC to broadcast nine NBA games live in UK". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
^ Morales, Luisa (27 July 2020). "NBA returns to Philippine television with TV5, One Sports". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "FPT Play phát độc quyền giải bóng rổ nhà nghề Mỹ NBA 3 mùa giải liên tiếp". Báo điện tử VTC News (in Vietnamese). VTC News. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

External links[edit]

International broadcasters

[celtics-1] Boston Celtics schedule

[nets-2] Brooklyn Nets schedule

[knicks-3] New York Knicks schedule

[sixers-4] Philadelphia 76ers schedule

[raptors-5] Toronto Raptors schedule

[6] Chicago Bulls schedule

[cavs-7] Cleveland Cavaliers schedule

[pistons-8] Detroit Pistons schedule

[pacers-9] Indiana Pacers schedule

[bucks-10] Milwaukee Bucks schedule

[11] Chicago Bulls Radio Network

[12] Kleps, Kevin (October 3, 2014). "Trading Dion Waiters would not be a wise move for Cavaliers". CrainsCleveland.com. Crain Communications. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

[13] Atlanta Hawks TV schedule

[14] Miami Heat schedule

[magic-15] Orlando Magic schedule

[wizards-16] Washington Wizards schedule

[17] Atlanta Hawks Radio Network

[heat-18] HEAT signs Radio Contract with 790 The Ticket NBA.com

[nuggets-19] Denver Nuggets schedule

[timberwolves-20] Minnesota Timberwolves schedule

[21] "Bally Sports North: Tripleheader plans, channel assignments for spring sports". Fox Sports. March 27, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[thunder-22] Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

[23] Portland Trail Blazers schedule

[jazz-24] Utah Jazz schedule

[warriors-25] Golden State Warriors schedule

[clippers-26] Los Angeles Clippers schedule

[lakersannouncers-27] Lakers Broadcast Information LA Lakers official site

[28] "James Worthy, Chris Mcgee, Dave Miller and Mike Trudell Join Time Warner Cable Sportsnet On-Air Team". NBA.com.

[twclakers-29] Time Warner Scores L.A. Lakers Regional Sports Network Rights Multichannel News February 14, 2011

[30] "Arizona's Family announces transformative broadcast partnership with Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury". KTVK/KPHO (Press release). Gray Television. April 28, 2023.

[31] Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Phoenix Suns, Mercury leaving Bally Sports Arizona for Gray Television, Inc". Arizona Republic. Gannett.

[32] Jon Lafayette (April 28, 2023). "Phoenix Suns Fast-Break to Broadcast With Gray From Bankrupt Bally RSN". Broadcasting & Cable. Future plc.

[33] Duane Rankin (April 28, 2023). "Diamond Sports Group accuses Phoenix Suns of breach of contract in leaving Bally Sports Arizona". Arizona Republic. Gannett.

[34] "New network to bring Suns and Mercury games to southern Arizona viewers". KOLD-TV. Gray Television. April 28, 2023.

[35] Daniel Kaplan (May 3, 2023). "Diamond Sports sues Phoenix Suns, Mercury to block efforts to form new media outlet". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[36] "Kings Add Kyle Draper as Additional TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Pregame and Postgame Host". NBA.com.

[kings-37] Sacramento Kings schedule

[38] Los Angeles Lakers schedule

[39] Astros, Rockets reach deal on new network MLB.com News August 3, 2010

[40] Memphis Grizzlies schedule

[41] Hornets, FOX Sports announce new TV rights agreement Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine WWL-TV, June 25, 2012

[spurs-42] San Antonio Spurs schedule

[43] "BBC to broadcast nine NBA games live in UK". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

[44] Morales, Luisa (27 July 2020). "NBA returns to Philippine television with TV5, One Sports". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[45] "FPT Play phát độc quyền giải bóng rổ nhà nghề Mỹ NBA 3 mùa giải liên tiếp". Báo điện tử VTC News (in Vietnamese). VTC News. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

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Regional broadcasters[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Atlantic Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

Spanish[edit]

French[edit]

Central Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Southeast Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Western Conference[edit]

Northwest Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pacific Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Southwest Division[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

Spanish[edit]

National broadcasters[edit]

ESPN/ABC[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

Sideline reporters[edit]

Spanish Commentators[edit]

ESPN Radio[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

TNT[edit]

Play-by-play announcers[edit]

Color analysts[edit]

Sideline reporters[edit]

Spanish commentators[edit]

NBA TV[edit]

International broadcasters[edit]

Americas[edit]

Central America and Mexico[edit]

South America[edit]

North America and Caribbean[edit]

Europe[edit]

Sub-Saharan Africa[edit]

Middle East and North Africa[edit]

Asia-Pacific[edit]

Oceania[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]