ESPN has landed one of the best in the business.
After the surprising retirement of Adrian Wojnarowski from the sports media business, the famous network was left scrambling for a new lead NBA insider. Finding a replacement felt particularly important with the 2024-25 season scheduled to tip-off in only a matter of weeks. Many online speculated that names like Brian Windhorst or Adam Schefter could look to take over the duties, but ESPN has decided to make an outside hire.
Shams Charania is joining the famous network as their new Senior NBA Insider. Formerly Wojnarowski’s main scoops rival, Charania announced his move from The Athletic and Stadium on Monday.
Shams Charania to ESPN
All things considered, this is easily the strongest hire ESPN could have made. Charania is the most connected media personality in the industry and has broken some of the top stories in the NBA over the last handful of years.
Charania has also amassed an enormous following, which includes 2.4 million followers on X. Wojnarowski ushered in a new era of breaking news that heavily revolved around the use of social media. Charania has played his own important role in that process, as well, and he’ll now bring a very proven track record to one of the world’s most important sports media brands.