One of the NBA’s most trusted voices is heading to Amazon Prime Video next season.
With TNT’s in-game broadcast doomed to become a thing of the past in 2025-25 as a result of an infamously bungled negotiation, the NBA is set to see its games shown across three partners.
Current partner Disney (which broadcasts games on ABC and ESPN) will be joined by Amazon and NBCUniversal (which will showcase contests on NBC and Peacock), while the league ditches Warner Brothers (which currently shows games TNT, TBS, and Max).
Understandably, several current TNT broadcasters are looking for new homes for their services next year.
Earlier Tuesday, it was revealed that TNT studio contributor Jamal Crawford, a three-time Sixth Man of the Year during a 20-year NBA playing career, will join NBC in 2025-26.
More Ball Around: Former NBA Star Jamal Crawford Joins NBC Sports as Analyst
Now, another TNT mainstay is set to move on.
Longtime play-by-play commentator Kevin Harlan, whose melodious tones have described NBA action for 38 years with TNT, is set to leap to Amazon next season.
Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports that Harlan’s team is putting the finishing touches on an agreement to broadcast for the streaming giant.
More Ball Around: Magic Johnson to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
As Marchand observes, Harlan will be Amazon’s No. 2 play-by-play commentator, behind only Ian Eagle. Both Harlan and Eagle also call NFL and college football games for CBS, jobs they will continue despite these new deals, Marchand reports.
Harland is a beloved and enthusiastic presence in the league. Only Mike Breen can rival his excitement after a big play.
Bleacher Report/TNT reporter Taylor Rooks is set to lead Amazon’s studio show, where she will be joined by former league MVP and Hall of Fame Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki and six-time All-Star big man Blake Griffin.
More Ball Around: Derek Fisher Reveals How Botched Chris Paul Changed the Energy of His Lakers
Amazon is apparently looking to make a splash when it comes to finding starry commentators to serve alongside Eagle and Harlan. Former Hall of Fame Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade, who did a commendable job over the summer calling Olympic basketball games for NBC/Peacock and works as a TNT studio analyst, has been considered.
TNT commentator Stan Vun Gundy, once Wade’s coach on the Heat, and ESPN commentator Richard Jefferson are also being considered.
More Ball Around:
G League Standout Signs with Major NBA West Contender
Shaquille O’Neal Rips Dwight Howard – ‘A Jokester Can’t Take a Joke’
For more of the latest news and notes from around the wider basketball world, stay glued to Ball Around On SI.
On Monday night it was announced that Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis has officially accepted an invitation to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star W
LeBron James retiring headlines 2025 NBA bold predictionsBold NBA predictions for 2025, including expansion, LeBron James' retirement and another run to the fin
Jeremy Woo, ESPNJan 21, 2025, 12:20 PMCloseNBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in 2023Covered the NBA and NBA draft for Sports Illustrated from 2015-202
By his own estimate, Darius Garland is 20 pounds heavier than he was at this time a year ago.“From when I got hit in the face, yeah,” Garland said.At this t