Prime Video NBA Coverage: Familiar Faces and New Voices

Prime Video is gearing up for its first season of NBA coverage in October, and they’re bringing in some familiar faces along with some new voices. Kevin Harlan, Ian Eagle, and Stan Van Gundy are making the move from TNT, while Cassidy Hubbarth is joining from ESPN.

Harlan and Van Gundy were part of TNT’s crew for their final NBA game on May 31, where the Indiana Pacers took down the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Harlan had been with TNT since 1996, while Van Gundy returned to being an analyst in 2021 after being let go as New Orleans’ coach. Eagle, who has been calling Nets games since 1996, started doing national games for TNT in 2010.

Unlike traditional networks, Prime Video won’t have set announcing pairings or an “A” or “B” team. However, Eagle is expected to call the top games, including a conference finals series in 2027. He has also been the lead voice for CBS coverage of the men’s NCAA Tournament for the last two years.

Jared Stacy, Prime Video’s head of production, explained, “We’re not in a situation where we have like a single game of the week. We have two big games every week and more after the NFL season ends. So we’re always going to sort of be living in this doubleheader world and we’re treating every game like a big game. We like the ability to be flexible and try out different combinations as we go.”

Hubbarth not only worked games as a sideline reporter for ESPN but also served as a guest host on the network’s NBA studio shows and hosted the digital series “Hoop Streams.”

In addition to these familiar faces, Prime Video announced the additions of play-by-play announcers Michael Grady and Eric Collins, analysts Brent Barry and Dell Curry, and Allie Clifton and Kristina Pink as sideline reporters.

Collins and Curry have been calling Charlotte Hornets games together since 2015. Barry, a former TNT analyst, is returning to broadcasting for the first time since 2018 after roles with the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. Grady has been the Minnesota Timberwolves TV voice since 2022, while Pink has done sideline reporting for LA Clippers games and Fox Sports NFL coverage. Clifton has been part of the Los Angeles Lakers broadcasts since 2018 after being the Cleveland Cavaliers sideline reporter from 2012 through 2018.

Stacy emphasized the diverse backgrounds of the announcers, stating, “…we’ve got front office experience, coaching experience, and Hall of Fame playing experience on this roster. I think it’s a really good, well-rounded group of people who are excited to build something from the ground up.”

Prime Video’s NBA coverage kicks off on Oct. 24 with a Friday night doubleheader. The 11-year agreement includes 66 regular-season games, all six NBA Play-In Tournament games, about one-third of the games in the first two rounds of the playoffs, and one of the conference finals series for six seasons.