List of NBA on NBC broadcasters

Current

Play-by-play

Mike Tirico: co-lead play-by-play (2025–present)^[1]
Noah Eagle: co-lead play-by-play (2025–present)^[2]
Terry Gannon: #2 play-by-play (2025–present)^[3]
Michael Grady: #3 play-by-play (2025–present)^[4]
Mark Followill: #4 play-by-play (2025–present)
Bob Costas: "Throwback" play-by-play and contributor (2026–present)
Jason Benetti: alternate play-by-play (2026–present)
John Fanta: alternate play-by-play and alternate sideline reporter (2026–present)^[5]
John Michael: alternate play-by-play (2026–present)
Kevin Ray: alternate play-by-play (2026–present)
Kate Scott: alternate play-by-play (2026–present)

Color commentators

Reggie Miller: co-lead color commentator (2025–present)^[6]
Jamal Crawford: co-lead color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[7]
Grant Hill: #2 color commentator (2025–present)^[8]
Robbie Hummel: "On the Bench" analyst/alternate color commentator (2025–present)^[4]
Austin Rivers: "On the Bench" analyst/alternate color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[4]
Derek Fisher: alternate color commentator/"On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[4]
Vince Carter: lead studio analyst and alternate color commentator (2025–present)^[9]
Brian Scalabrine: alternate color commentator/"On the bench" analyst, and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[4]
Brad Daugherty: rotating studio analyst and alternate color commentator (2025–present)^[4]
Jordan Cornette: alternate "On the Bench" analyst, #4 sideline reporter and alternate studio host (2025–present)^[10]

Sideline reporters

Zora Stephenson: lead sideline reporter (2025–present)^[10]
Ashley ShahAhmadi: #2 sideline reporter (2025–present)^[10]
Grant Liffmann: #3 sideline reporter and insider (2025–present)^[10]
Jordan Cornette: #4 sideline reporter, alternate "On the Bench" analyst and alternate studio host (2025–present)^[10]
John Fanta: alternate sideline reporter and alternate play-by-play (2026–present)^[5]
Chris Mannix: alternate sideline reporter and insider (2026-present)

Studio hosts

Maria Taylor: primary studio host (2025–present)^[11]
Ahmed Fareed: secondary studio host (2025–present)^[12]
Jordan Cornette: #4 sideline reporter and alternate studio host (2025–present)^[10]

Studio analysts

Carmelo Anthony: lead studio analyst (2025–present)^[13]
Vince Carter: lead studio analyst; alternate color commentator (2025–present)^[9]
Tracy McGrady: lead studio analyst (2025–present)^[14]
Jamal Crawford: co-lead color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Brad Daugherty: rotating studio analyst and alternate color commentator (2025–present)^[4]
Austin Rivers: alternate color commentator/"On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[4]
Derek Fisher: alternate color commentator/"On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[4]
Brian Scalabrine: "On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)^[4]

Insiders

Grant Liffmann: #3 sideline reporter and insider (2025–present)^[10]
Chris Mannix: alternate sideline reporter and insider (2025–present)^[15]

Special contributors

Michael Jordan (2025–present)^[16]
Bob Costas (2025–present)
Caitlin Clark (February 1 and March 29, 2026)^[17]

Guest contributors

Hannah Storm: guest studio host (2026; loaned from ESPN)
Isiah Thomas: rotating guest studio analyst (1998–2000; 2025–present)
PJ Carlesimo: guest studio analyst (2026; loaned from ESPN)
Doug Collins: guest color commentator (2026–present)
Snoop Dogg: guest color commentator (2026–present)
Mike Fratello: guest color commentator (2026–present)
Jim Gray: guest sideline reporter (2026–present)
Chris Bosh: guest studio analyst (2026–present)
Kelenna Azubuike: guest studio analyst (2026–present)
Evan Turner: guest studio analyst (2026-present)
John Crotty: guest studio analyst (2026-present)
Jalen Wilson: guest studio analyst (2026-present)

Broadcast team

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Season	Broadcasters
2025–26	Opening Night/Sunday Night Basketball Mike Tirico/Reggie Miller/Jamal Crawford/Zora Stephenson Noah Eagle/Grant Hill/Ashley ShahAhmadi Rest of Season Mike Tirico/Reggie Miller and/or Jamal Crawford/Zora Stephenson or Ashley ShahAhmadi Noah Eagle/Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Derek Fisher, Robbie Hummel, Brian Scalabrine, or Mike Fratello/Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, Grant Liffmann, or Jordan Cornette Terry Gannon/Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Derek Fisher, Mike Fratello, and/or Snoop Dogg/Grant Liffmann, John Fanta, Ashley ShahAhmadi, or Jordan Cornette Michael Grady/Jamal Crawford, Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Derek Fisher, or Brad Daugherty/Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, Jordan Cornette, or Grant Liffmann Mark Followill/Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill, Derek Fisher, or Austin Rivers, Brian Scalabrine/Jordan Cornette, Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, Grant Liffmann, or Chris Mannix Kate Scott/Grant Hill/Ashley ShahAhmadi John Michael/Grant Hill, or Brad Daugherty/Jordan Cornette, or Ashley ShahAhmadi John Fanta/Jamal Crawford or Derek Fisher/Grant Liffmann or Zora Stephenson Bob Costas/Doug Collins/Mike Fratello/Jim Gray Kevin Ray/Jamal Crawford/Jordan Cornette On the Bench Noah Eagle/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers, Jamal Crawford, Derek Fisher, or Jordan Cornette Michael Grady/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers, Vince Carter, Brad Daugherty, Brian Scalabrine, or Jordan Cornette Terry Gannon/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers, Brian Scalabrine, or Jamal Crawford Mark Followill/Robbie Hummel-Austin Rivers Mike Tirico/Austin Rivers-Jordan Cornette
2025–26	Playoffs Mike Tirico/Reggie Miller/Zora Stephenson Noah Eagle/Grant Hill, Jamal Crawford, or Reggie Miller and/or Robbie Hummel/Ashley ShahAhmadi, Zora Stephenson, or Jordan Cornette Terry Gannon/Grant Hill, or Jamal Crawford/Ashley ShahAhmadi, or Jordan Cornette Michael Grady/Brian Scalabrine/Austin Rivers/Grant Liffmann Mark Followill/Robbie Hummel/Chris Mannix Jason Benetti/Robbie Hummel/Jordan Cornette

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Former

1954–1962

Jerry Doggett (1960–1961)
Marty Glickman^[18] (1954–1961)
Jim Gordon (1954–55)
Curt Gowdy^[19]^[20]^[21] (1955–1960)
Chick Hearn (1957–1958)
Joe Lapchick (1955–56)
Lindsey Nelson^[22] (1954–1961)
Bill O'Donnell^[23] (1957–1960)
Bud Palmer^[24]^[25]^[26] (1958–1962)
Bob Wolff (1961–1962)

1990–2002

Marv Albert – lead play-by-play (1990–1997, 2001–2002)
Mike Breen – play-by-play (1997–2002)
Quinn Buckner – studio analyst (1990–1993)
P. J. Carlesimo – studio analyst, game analyst (2000–2002)
Doug Collins – game analyst (1998–2001)
Bob Costas – studio host (1990–1997), lead play-by-play (1998–2000)
Don Criqui – play-by-play (1991–1992)
Pat Croce – studio analyst (2001–2002)
Chuck Daly – game analyst (1994–1997)
Mike Dunleavy - game analyst (2002)
Dick Enberg – play-by-play (1990–1995, 1999)
Julius Erving – studio analyst
Cotton Fitzsimmons – game analyst (1992–1996)
Mike Fratello – game analyst (1990–1993), studio analyst (2001–2002)
Jim Gray – sideline reporter (1990–2002)
Greg Gumbel – play-by-play (1994–1998)
Matt Guokas – game analyst (1993–2001)
Tom Hammond – play-by-play (1990–2002)
Kevin Harlan – play-by-play (1992–1993)
Dan Hicks – sideline reporter (1992–1997), play-by-play (1997–2000)
Dan Issel – game analyst (1996–1998)
Kevin Johnson – studio analyst
Lewis Johnson – sideline reporter
Magic Johnson – game analyst (1991–1993)
Steve "Snapper" Jones – game analyst (1990–2002)
Andrea Joyce – sideline reporter (1991)
Jim Lampley – play-by-play (1992–1993)
Lisa Malosky – sideline reporter
Joel Meyers – sideline reporter
Bob Neal – play-by-play (1999)
Ahmad Rashad – sideline reporter, studio host (1990–2002)
Pat Riley – studio analyst, game analyst (1990–1991)
Ron Rothstein – game analyst (1991–1992)
John Salley – studio analyst
Phil Simms – sideline reporter (1995–1998)
Hannah Storm – sideline reporter (1991–1997), studio host (1997–2002)
Paul Sunderland – play-by-play (1997–1998), sideline reporter
Isiah Thomas – game analyst (1997–1998), studio analyst (1998–2000)
Tom Tolbert – game analyst, studio analyst (2002)
Peter Vecsey – studio analyst
Bill Walton – studio analyst, game analyst (1994–2002)
Jayson Williams – studio analyst (2001–2002)

Broadcaster pairings (1990–2002)

1990–91

Marv Albert or Bob Costas/Mike Fratello or Cotton Fitzsimmons
Dick Enberg or Marv Albert/Steve Jones
Bob Costas/Pat Riley
Don Criqui or Tom Hammond/Al McGuire, Ron Rothstein or Cotton Fitzsimmons

Source: ^[27]

1991–92

Marv Albert or Dick Enberg/Mike Fratello and Magic Johnson (select games)
Dick Enberg/Steve Jones/Magic Johnson or Cotton Fitzsimmons
Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond, Bob Costas, or Marv Albert/Steve Jones
Dick Enberg/Magic Johnson
Tom Hammond/Chuck Daly or Cotton Fitzsimmons

Source: ^[28]

1992–93

Marv Albert or Kevin Harlan/Mike Fratello and Magic Johnson (select games)
Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond, or Jim Lampley/Steve Jones or Mike Fratello (All-Star Game)/Magic Johnson
Dick Enberg/Magic Johnson
Tom Hammond or Dick Enberg/Steve Jones
Dick Enberg/Cotton Fitzsimmons or Quinn Buckner

Source: ^[29]

1993–94

Marv Albert/Matt Guokas
Dick Enberg or Tom Hammond/Steve Jones and Magic Johnson (All-Star Game)
Tom Hammond/Bill Walton

Source: ^[30]

1994–95

Marv Albert/Matt Guokas/Steve Jones (All-Star Game) or Bill Walton (select games)
Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton/Steve Jones
Tom Hammond or Dick Enberg/Bill Walton
Greg Gumbel or Tom Hammond/Steve Jones

Source: ^[31]

1995–96

Marv Albert or Greg Gumbel/Matt Guokas/Steve Jones (All-Star Game) or Bill Walton (select games)/Ahmad Rashad
Greg Gumbel or Tom Hammond/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Hannah Storm
Tom Hammond/Steve Jones
Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton

Source: ^[32]

1996–97

Marv Albert/Matt Guokas/Bill Walton (All-Star Game, one reg game, and NBA Finals)/Ahmad Rashad
Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
Tom Hammond/Dan Issel
Greg Gumbel or Dick Enberg/Steve Jones
Don Criqui or Greg Gumbel/Bill Walton
Don Criqui/John Andariese
Dick Enberg/Ann Meyers

Source: ^[33]

1997–98

Bob Costas or Dick Enberg/Doug Collins or Bill Walton (All-Star Game)/Isiah Thomas/Ahmad Rashad
Tom Hammond or Greg Gumbel (Gumbel left NBC after Super Bowl XXXII to return to CBS)/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
Mike Breen or Don Criqui/Matt Guokas and Isiah Thomas (one game)
Dan Hicks/Dan Issel
Paul Sunderland or Mike Breen/Steve Jones
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

Bob Costas/Doug Collins/Ahmad Rashad
Tom Hammond/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
Mike Breen/Matt Guokas
Dick Enberg, Bob Neal, or Mike Breen/Bill Walton
Tom Hammond/Steve Jones
Dan Hicks/Doc Rivers

Source: ^[35]

1999–2000

Bob Costas or Marv Albert/Doug Collins/Ahmad Rashad
Tom Hammond/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Jim Gray
Mike Breen or Marv Albert/Matt Guokas
Marv Albert or Tom Hammond/Bill Walton
Dan Hicks, Marv Albert or Paul Sunderland/Steve Jones
Paul Sunderland or Dan Hicks/Mike Fratello

This season marked the return of Marv Albert to NBC coverage.

Source: ^[36]

2000–01

Marv Albert or Mike Breen/Doug Collins/Jim Gray
Tom Hammond or Mike Breen/Bill Walton/Steve Jones/Lewis Johnson
Paul Sunderland/Matt Guokas/Andrea Joyce
Mike Breen, Marv Albert or Paul Sunderland/Bill Walton
Tom Hammond, Mike Breen, or Bob Costas/Steve Jones

Source: ^[37]

2001–02

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

Source: ^[38]