The NBA on NBC has slowly been unveiling its broadcast lineup in recent months as anticipation grows for its return after more than a 20 year absence.
Major names from NBC will take part like Mike Tirico, Maria Taylor, and Terry Gannon. New voices will be featured like Carmelo Anthony. And big names are making the move from other networks like Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, and Jamal Crawford.
And let’s not forget the presence of one Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
But after a slow drip of names being revealed, NBC has finalized the last additions to their broadcast lineup for the 2025-2026 season. It features one more play-by-play voice and several analysts being brought into the fold.
Here’s the new names being added to complete the NBA on NBC broadcast crews in addition to those previously announced.
- Rounding out the play-by-play lineup is rising star Michael Grady. The Minnesota Timberwolves play-by-play man has already got a national gig at Amazon calling the NBA and being their lead WNBA announcer and will add NBC duties to the mix as well.
- Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Derek Fisher will work as a game analyst with NBC. Fisher won five NBA titles with the Lakers and had a brief spell as New York Knicks head coach. He previously has guest experience with TNT’s NBA coverage.
- Former Cleveland Cavaliers star Brad Daugherty will pull double duty as both an NBA and NASCAR analyst. Daugherty currently serves as a Cavs analyst in addition to his NASCAR work.
- Current Boston Celtics analyst Brian Scalabrine will call games for NBC. The colorful personality has added his own unique flavor to Celtics broadcast filling the impossibly large shoes of Tommy Heinsohn on NBC Sports Boston.
- Finally, NBC will tab two of their college basketball analysts to work NBA games in Austin Rivers and Robbie Hummel. Rivers recently moved from ESPN to NBC while Hummel has been acclaimed for his analyst abilities in the broadcast booth.
It’s an impressive roster that the NBC has built for the highly anticipated return of the NBA to the network. It has a nice mix with the veteran presence of people who have covered the NBA for years on national television, big stars from recent generations who have never worked television before, and up-and-comers in the industry with bright futures ahead of them.
So in case you were wondering, here is the complete NBA on NBC broadcast lineup for their return in the 2025-2026 season.
Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle, Terry Gannon, Michael Grady
Game Analyst: Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill, Derek Fisher, Brad Daugherty, Brian Scalabrine, Austin Rivers, Robbie Hummel
Studio Hosts: Maria Taylor, Ahmed Fareed
Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter
Special Contributor: Michael Jordan
NBC will have up to five games a week between the linear network and Peacock so there’s definitely a need to build up a deep bench. From this lineup, it looks like the studio analyst group may be a little light with just Anthony and Carter named, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see some of the game analyst crew rotate through the studio where pretty much all of them have that experience. NBC could also add some more names in the studio, especially if they partner with existing regional setups. Jalen Rose also makes a ton of sense since he already works college basketball games for the network.
And of course in what may be the best news of all, we will also get Roundball Rock returning to its rightful home.
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