List of NBA on NBC broadcasters
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Current
Play-by-play
Mike Tirico: lead play-by-play (2025–present)
Noah Eagle: play-by-play (2025–present)
Terry Gannon: play-by-play (2025–present)
Michael Grady: play-by-play (2025–present)
Mark Followill: play-by-play (2025–present)
Jason Benetti: alternate play-by-play (2026–present)
John Fanta: alternate play-by-play and alternate sideline reporter (2026–present)
Color commentators
Reggie Miller: co-lead color commentator (2025–present)
Jamal Crawford: co-lead color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Grant Hill: color commentator (2025–present)
Robbie Hummel: "On the Bench" analyst/alternate color commentator (2025–present)
Austin Rivers: "On the Bench" analyst/alternate color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Derek Fisher: alternate color commentator/"On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Vince Carter: lead studio analyst and alternate color commentator (2025–present)
Brian Scalabrine: alternate color commentator/"On the bench" analyst, and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Brad Daugherty: rotating studio analyst and alternate color commentator (2025–present)
Jordan Cornette: alternate "On the Bench" analyst, #4 sideline reporter and alternate studio host (2025–present)
Doc Rivers: color commentator (2026–present)
Sideline reporters
Zora Stephenson: lead sideline reporter (2025–present)
Ashley ShahAhmadi: sideline reporter (2025–present)
Grant Liffmann: sideline reporter and insider (2025–present)
Jordan Cornette: sideline reporter, alternate "On the Bench" analyst and alternate studio host (2025–present)
John Fanta: alternate sideline reporter and alternate play-by-play (2026–present)
Chris Mannix: alternate sideline reporter and insider (2026-present)
Studio hosts
Maria Taylor: primary studio host (2025–present)
Ahmed Fareed: secondary studio host (2025–present)
Jordan Cornette: sideline reporter and alternate studio host (2025–present)
Studio analysts
Carmelo Anthony: lead studio analyst (2025–present)
Vince Carter: lead studio analyst; alternate color commentator (2025–present)
Tracy McGrady: lead studio analyst (2025–present)
Jamal Crawford: co-lead color commentator and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Brad Daugherty: rotating studio analyst and alternate color commentator (2025–present)
Austin Rivers: alternate color commentator/"On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Derek Fisher: alternate color commentator/"On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Brian Scalabrine: "On the Bench" analyst and rotating studio analyst (2025–present)
Insiders
Grant Liffmann: sideline reporter and insider (2025–present)
Chris Mannix: alternate sideline reporter and insider (2025–present)
Special contributors
Michael Jordan (2025–present)
Bob Costas (2025–present)
Caitlin Clark (February 1 and March 29, 2026)
Guest contributors
Hannah Storm: guest studio host (2026; loaned from ESPN)
Isiah Thomas: rotating guest studio analyst (1998–2000; 2025)
PJ Carlesimo: guest studio analyst (2026; loaned from ESPN)
John Michael: guest play-by-play, Magic–Cavaliers (2026)
Kevin Ray: guest play-by-play, Hornets–Suns (2026)
Kate Scott: guest play-by-play, Knicks–Pistons (2026)
Doug Collins: guest color commentator (2026)
Snoop Dogg: guest color commentator (2026–present)
Mike Fratello: guest color commentator (2026)
Jim Gray: guest sideline reporter (2026)
Chris Bosh: guest studio analyst (2026)
Kelenna Azubuike: guest studio analyst (2026)
Evan Turner: guest studio analyst (2026)
John Crotty: guest studio analyst (2026)
Jalen Wilson: guest studio analyst (2026)
Broadcast team
Former
1954–1962
Jerry Doggett (1960–1961)
Marty Glickman (1954–1961)
Jim Gordon (1954–55)
Curt Gowdy (1955–1960)
Chick Hearn (1957–1958)
Joe Lapchick (1955–56)
Lindsey Nelson (1954–1961)
Bill O'Donnell (1957–1960)
Bud Palmer (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)
All-time broadcast team
Broadcaster pairings (1990–2002)
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:
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:
1993–94
Marv Albert/Matt Guokas
Dick Enberg or Tom Hammond/Steve Jones and Magic Johnson (All-Star Game)
Tom Hammond/Bill Walton
Source:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.
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