The following people were commentators for ESPN's NBA coverage: Allison Williams (sideline reporter) Corey Williams (game analyst) Adam Amin (play by play 2016-2020) Greg Anthony Michelle Beadle (studio host 2014-2019) Chauncey Billups (analyst 2018-2020) Doug Collins (basketball analyst 2014-2017) Ariel Helwani (sidleine reporter 2019-2021) He and Reggie Miller have plenty of basketball knowledge and form one of the best broadcasting duos in the NBA. Ranking The Five Best Commentators in the NBA | Yardbarker The Celtics needed to continue playing their game. Vote up the basketball announcers you love listening to. Kevin Harlan - $1M TNT. During TNT's playoff coverage, Gametime Live: Postgame airs around the same time as Inside the NBA. The guy knows his stuff. Teams/network affiliates: Philadelphia 76ers (1989-92), Miami Heat (1992-2000), ESPN (2000-2013). But who needed a color man with a GOAT at the controls? He is a six-time recipient of the Southern California Sports Broadcasters (SCSB) Irv Kaze Radio Talk Show Host Award, and in 2020, was inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Uluc said it spoke volumes aboutthe current talent pool in Australia that Simmons might not even make the grade in his current condition. Fortunately, the Celtics end up surviving a lot of those collapses. NBA Schedule: Official source of NBA games schedule. He just barely misses the cut for the top three. Or Luka Doncics step-back game-winning three against the Clippers in the 2020 playoffs. Inside the NBA, featuring Sir Charles Barkley, Shaquille ONeal, Kenny The Jet Smith, and Ernie Johnson, is the best basketball show of all time. Theyve beaten the (Boston) Celtics!, Career: 24 seasons (1991-93, 1999-2011, 2012-present), Teams: Los Angeles Clippers (1991-93), San Antonio Spurs (1999-2003), Los Angeles Lakers (2003-11), New Orleans Pelicans (2012-present). TBT 2021 will feature 69 players with NBA experience, 28 college alumni teams and international professionals playing in top leagues across the world. The versatile Macdonald, a fixture on Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket since its inception in 1985 through the Lakers final season on the network (2012), has broadcast in a variety of capacities over the years as host, field reporter and play-by-play announcer for professional basketball, baseball and hockey, among other sports. He deserves a place on this list but is certainly a tier below the top four. That is not to say that they are not equally gifted compared with those listed. However, some find his voice and commentating style a little more grating than the top three, and so he slots in at number four. Everything you need to know about the fastest 48 minutes in sports. Trudell also worked as a sports talk radio host at ESPN L.A. 710 from 2013-19 alongside Thompson (Thompson and Trudell). His pet rhymes are a bit overdone, but they dont interfere with his reason. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Network(s): TNT, Years active: 19572002 And he mentored several entries on this list (most notably Marv Albert) plus a bunch who arent listed here.