Former player and ESPN analyst JJ Redick broke his silence regarding the seismic shift in ESPN's NBA coverage for the next season following major changes to their broadcast teams.
“I felt like Mark [Jackson] and Jeff [Van Gundy] and Mike [Breen] is such an iconic team. And they’ve been on the call for so many historic moments, at least historic moments in my generation. So it’s gonna be weird.”
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Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, part of the network's main broadcasting team for marquee NBA games, including the NBA Finals, were let go by ESPN as part of their mass layoffs this summer.
Redick thinks next season's upcoming coverage will feel different while feeling for the people who lost their jobs in the layoffs, especially off-air and production talents.
"It's going to be a little weird, for sure. I felt like Mark and Jeff and Mike is just such an iconic team. And they've been on the call for so many historic moments, at least historic moments in my generation. So It's gonna be weird," the sharpshooter mentioned to Front Office Sports.
Longtime broadcaster Doris Burke and ousted Sixers head coach Doc Rivers will join Mike Breen as ESPN's main broadcast team for the NBA moving forward.
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JJ Redick was candidate for ESPN's top NBA broadcast team
The 39-year-old emerged as the leading contender to replace Van Gundy after his departure from ESPN before Jackson's firing.
Ultimately, the sports network put Redick on their secondary broadcast team to gain more booth experience alongside former player Richard Jefferson and longtime announcer Mark Jones.
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