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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 might be in line to take over for the legendary information breaker.
Per Entrance Workplace Sports activities’ Michael McCarthy, Schefter is a candidate to switch Wojnarowski as ESPN’s senior NBA insider. Together with masking the NBA, Schefter would keep his NFL duties in a task known as the “Final Insider.”
In line with McCarthy, a unique function for Schefter is “a great distance” from occurring, however each he and ESPN have an interest. It will be a way more straining place from his already time-consuming function, however it might additionally possible embrace a pay increase from his present $9 million-a-year deal.
Schefter has beforehand proven curiosity within the NBA, sometimes 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 exchange Woj. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported final week that ESPN’s MLB insider Jeff Passan is an early candidate, although he would possible absolutely transition to NBA protection and depart baseball behind.
Marchand additionally famous that The Athletic’s Shams Charania, possible the largest identify in NBA information breaking apart from Wojnarowski, is one other high candidate. Charania left Stadium early this yr, 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 might be choices to maneuver into the lead function as effectively.
