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Following ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski’s departure from the corporate to take over as the general manager of St. Bonaventure’s males’s basketball program, Adam Schefter may very well be in line to take over for the legendary information breaker.
Per Entrance Workplace Sports activities’ Michael McCarthy, Schefter is a candidate to exchange Wojnarowski as ESPN’s senior NBA insider. Together with protecting the NBA, Schefter would keep his NFL duties in a task known as the “Final Insider.”
Based on McCarthy, a unique position for Schefter is “a great distance” from taking place, however each he and ESPN have an interest. It might be a way more straining place from his already time-consuming position, however it could additionally doubtless embrace a pay increase from his present $9 million-a-year deal.
Schefter has beforehand proven curiosity within the NBA, often filling in as a sideline reporter for NBA telecasts. McCarthy additionally famous that Schefter’s contract he signed in 2022 has a clause that enables him to work as an NBA sideline reporter.
However Schefter is not the one candidate who might change Woj. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported final week that ESPN’s MLB insider Jeff Passan is an early candidate, although he would doubtless absolutely transition to NBA protection and go away baseball behind.
Marchand additionally famous that The Athletic’s Shams Charania, doubtless the largest title in NBA information breaking in addition to Wojnarowski, is one other prime candidate. Charania left Stadium early this 12 months, and his present contracts with The Athletic and FanDuel TV are set to run out quickly.
Different ESPN NBA insiders like Ramona Shelburne, Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps may very well be choices to maneuver into the lead position as properly.
