List of NBA on NBC broadcasters

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SeasonBroadcasters
2025–26Opening Night/Sunday Night Basketball Debut
  1. Mike Tirico/Reggie Miller/Jamal Crawford/Zora Stephenson
  2. Noah Eagle/Grant Hill/Ashley ShahAhmadi

Rest of Season

  1. Mike Tirico/Reggie Miller and/or Jamal Crawford/Zora Stephenson or Ashley ShahAhmadi
  2. Noah Eagle/Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Derek Fisher, Robbie Hummel, or Brian Scalabrine/Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, Grant Liffmann, or Jordan Cornette
  3. Terry Gannon/Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Derek Fisher, and/or Snoop Dogg/Grant Liffmann, Ashley ShahAhmadi, or Jordan Cornette
  4. Michael Grady/Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Derek Fisher, or Brad Daugherty/Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, Jordan Cornette, or Grant Liffmann
  5. Mark Followill/Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill, Derek Fisher, or Austin Rivers/Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, or Grant Liffmann
  6. Kate Scott/Grant Hill/Ashley ShahAhmadi
  7. John Michael/Grant Hill, or Brad Daugherty/Jordan Cornette, or Ashley ShahAhmadi
  8. John Fanta/Jamal Crawford/Grant Liffmann
  9. Bob Costas/Doug Collins/Mike Fratello/Jim Gray

On the Bench

  1. Noah Eagle/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers, Jamal Crawford, Derek Fisher, or Jordan Cornette
  2. Michael Grady/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers, Vince Carter, Brad Daugherty, or Brian Scalabrine
  3. Terry Gannon/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers, Brian Scalabrine, or Jamal Crawford
  4. Mark Followill/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers

Former

1954–1962

1990–2002

Broadcaster pairings (1990–2002)

1990–91
  1. Marv Albert or Bob Costas/Mike Fratello or Cotton Fitzsimmons
  2. Dick Enberg or Marv Albert/Steve Jones
  3. Bob Costas/Pat Riley
  4. Don Criqui or Tom Hammond/Al McGuire, Ron Rothstein or Cotton Fitzsimmons

Source: [27]

1991–92
  1. Marv Albert or Dick Enberg/Mike Fratello and Magic Johnson (select games)
  2. Dick Enberg/Steve Jones/Magic Johnson or Cotton Fitzsimmons
  3. Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond, Bob Costas, or Marv Albert/Steve Jones
  4. Dick Enberg/Magic Johnson
  5. Tom Hammond/Chuck Daly or Cotton Fitzsimmons

Source: [28]

1992–93
  1. Marv Albert or Kevin Harlan/Mike Fratello and Magic Johnson (select games)
  2. Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond, or Jim Lampley/Steve Jones or Mike Fratello (All-Star Game)/Magic Johnson
  3. Dick Enberg/Magic Johnson
  4. Tom Hammond or Dick Enberg/Steve Jones
  5. Dick Enberg/Cotton Fitzsimmons or Quinn Buckner

Source: [29]

1993–94
  1. Marv Albert/Matt Guokas
  2. Dick Enberg or Tom Hammond/Steve Jones and Magic Johnson (All-Star Game)
  3. Tom Hammond/Bill Walton

Source: [30]

1994–95
  1. Marv Albert/Matt Guokas/Steve Jones (All-Star Game) or Bill Walton (select games)
  2. Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton/Steve Jones
  3. Tom Hammond or Dick Enberg/Bill Walton
  4. Greg Gumbel or Tom Hammond/Steve Jones

Source: [31]

1995–96
  1. Marv Albert or Greg Gumbel/Matt Guokas/Steve Jones (All-Star Game) or Bill Walton (select games)/Ahmad Rashad
  2. Greg Gumbel or Tom Hammond/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Hannah Storm
  3. Tom Hammond/Steve Jones
  4. Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton

Source: [32]

1996–97
  1. Marv Albert/Matt Guokas/Bill Walton (All-Star Game, one reg game, and NBA Finals)/Ahmad Rashad
  2. Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
  3. Tom Hammond/Dan Issel
  4. Greg Gumbel or Dick Enberg/Steve Jones
  5. Don Criqui or Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton
  6. Don Criqui/John Andariese
  7. Dick Enberg/Ann Meyers

Source: [33]

1997–98
  1. Bob Costas or Dick Enberg/Doug Collins or Bill Walton (All-Star Game)/Isiah Thomas/Ahmad Rashad
  2. Tom Hammond or Greg Gumbel (Gumbel left NBC after Super Bowl XXXII to return to CBS)/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
  3. Mike Breen or Don Criqui/Matt Guokas and Isiah Thomas (one game)
  4. Dan Hicks/Dan Issel
  5. Paul Sunderland or Mike Breen/Steve Jones
  6. Tom Hammond/Bill Walton
  • Shortly before the 1997–98 NBA season began; Marv Albert was fired following being charged with sexual assault.

Source: [34]

1998–99
  1. Bob Costas/Doug Collins/Ahmad Rashad
  2. Tom Hammond/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
  3. Mike Breen/Matt Guokas
  4. Dick Enberg, Bob Neal, or Mike Breen/Bill Walton
  5. Tom Hammond/Steve Jones
  6. Dan Hicks/Doc Rivers

Source: [35]

1999–2000
  1. Bob Costas or Marv Albert/Doug Collins/Ahmad Rashad
  2. Tom Hammond/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
  3. Mike Breen or Marv Albert/Matt Guokas
  4. Marv Albert or Tom Hammond/Bill Walton
  5. Dan Hicks, Marv Albert or Paul Sunderland/Steve Jones
  6. Paul Sunderland or Dan Hicks/Mike Fratello
  • This season marked the return of Marv Albert to NBC coverage.

Source: [36]

2000–01
  1. Marv Albert or Mike Breen/Doug Collins/Jim Gray
  2. Tom Hammond or Mike Breen/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Lewis Johnson
  3. Paul Sunderland/Matt Guokas/Andrea Joyce
  4. Mike Breen, Marv Albert or Paul Sunderland/Bill Walton
  5. Tom Hammond, Mike Breen, or Bob Costas/Steve Jones

Source: [37]

2001–02
  1. Marv Albert, Tom Hammond, or Mike Breen/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
  2. Mike Breen, Tom Hammond, Marv Albert, Paul Sunderland, or Bob Costas/P. J. Carlesimo/Lewis Johnson
  3. Tom Hammond, Mike Breen or Bob Costas/Mike Dunleavy/Andrea Joyce
  4. Mike Breen/Tom Tolbert

Source: [38]

References

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  2. ↑ "NOAH EAGLE JOINS NBC SPORTS' NBA COVERAGE AS PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE BEGINNING THIS OCTOBER" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "TERRY GANNON TO JOIN NBC SPORTS' NBA COVERAGE AS PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. July 15, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NBC SPORTS FINALIZES GAME ANALYST TEAM AND ADDS FINAL PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE FOR NBA COVERAGE BEGINNING THIS FALL" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. July 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "JOHN FANTA JOINS NBC SPORTS AS MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE ON PEACOCK AND NBC" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. August 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "REGGIE MILLER TO JOIN NBC SPORTS BEGINNING WITH 2025-26 NBA SEASON" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. February 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "JAMAL CRAWFORD JOINS NBC SPORTS' NBA COVERAGE AS GAME ANALYST" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. January 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "GRANT HILL TO JOIN NBC SPORTS' NBA COVERAGE AS GAME ANALYST" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. June 24, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "VINCE CARTER TO JOIN NBC SPORTS AS NBA STUDIO ANALYST BEGINNING THIS FALL" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. May 13, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES COURTSIDE REPORTERS AND NBA INSIDER FOR UPCOMING NBA COVERAGE" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. August 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ "MARIA TAYLOR NAMED NBC SPORTS' LEAD NBA AND WNBA STUDIO HOST" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. June 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ "AHMED FAREED NAMED STUDIO HOST FOR NBC SPORTS' BIG TEN COLLEGE COUNTDOWN AND MONDAY NIGHT NBA COVERAGE" (Press release). Stamford, Connecticut: NBC Sports. July 1, 2025.
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