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==Personalities==
{{main|List of NBA on ESPN personalities}}
ESPN's most well-known broadcast team comprises of [[Mike Breen]] on play-by-play, with [[Jeff Van Gundy]] and [[Mark Jackson]] as analysts. The trio called a total of 15 [[NBA Finals]] together from 2007 to 2011, and again from 2014 to 2023.
Since the [[2017–18 NBA season|2017–18 season]], [[Doris Burke]] became a regular analyst for the NBA on ESPN, replacing [[Doug Collins (basketball)|Doug Collins]].<ref name="SI">{{cite news|title=ESPN's Doris Burke Will Be the First Woman in National Role As a Regular NBA Game Analyst|url=https://www.si.com/media/2017/09/25/doris-burke-espn-nba-analyst|date=25 September 2017|publisher=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
The [[2021–22 NBA season|2021–22 season]] marked the addition of [[Beth Mowins]] to the roster of play-by-play commentators. She is the first woman to call an NBA regular season (and playoff) game.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/12/espn-play-by-play-commentator-beth-mowins-to-become-the-first-woman-to-call-an-nba-regular-season-game-on-espn-this-friday/|title=ESPN Play-by-Play Commentator Beth Mowins to Become the First Woman to Call an NBA Regular-Season Game on ESPN This Friday|publisher=[[ESPN]]|location=[[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]|date=December 2, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref> In the same season, [[JJ Redick]] joined the crew as analyst following his retirement from playing basketball.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 27, 2021 |title=JJ Redick joining ESPN as NBA analyst following 15-year career |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32486988/jj-redick-joining-espn-nba-analyst-following-15-year-career |access-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> Since 2022, all-women-led broadcasts have occurred once every season, with Beth Mowins and Doris Burke as commentators in these cases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes Martin |first=Katie |date=2022-02-03 |title=ESPN to Produce First NBA Game Broadcast on National Scale Led By All Women on Camera and in Pivotal Behind the Scenes Roles |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2022/02/espn-to-produce-first-nba-game-broadcast-on-national-scale-led-by-all-women-on-camera-and-in-pivotal-behind-the-scenes-roles/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/03/espn-continues-all-women-led-nba-game-studio-broadcasts-in-celebration-of-international-womens-day-on-march-8/|title=ESPN Continues All-Women Led NBA Game & Studio Broadcasts in Celebration of International Women's Day on March 8|publisher=[[ESPN]]|location=[[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]|date=March 3, 2023|accessdate=May 25, 2023}}</ref>
In August 2023, as part of a shakeup following the company's layoffs of many of its employees and personalities,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/espn-layoffs-list-talent-fired-1235428485/|title=ESPN Layoffs: Here's Updated The List Of On-Air Talent Who Were Let Go|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 31, 2023|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> ESPN announced major changes in its commentator lineup for the [[2023–24 NBA season|2023–24 season]]. The new lead broadcast team consists of Mike Breen, Doris Burke, and former NBA coach [[Doc Rivers]]. Burke will become the first female TV analyst in a major men's championship round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/espn-new-on-air-nba-announcers-doris-burke-1235519292/|title=ESPN Revamps No. 1 On-Air NBA Announcing Team & Sets Up History-Making Finals Run For Doris Burke|first=Tom|last=Tapp|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 14, 2023|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> Burke and Rivers replace lead analysts [[Jeff Van Gundy]] and [[Mark Jackson]], who were laid off by the network after the [[2023 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reedy|first=Joe|date=August 14, 2023|url=https://apnews.com/article/nba-espn-abc-doris-burke-doc-rivers-5f60c90e7bce1573dabd1692131830a0|title=Doris Burke and Doc Rivers named to ESPN and ABC’s top NBA crew|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chavkin|first=Daniel|title=ESPN Lets Go of NBA Analyst Jeff Van Gundy, per Report|url=https://www.si.com/media/2023/06/30/espn-lets-go-jeff-van-gundy-layoffs-report|publisher=Sports Illustrated|website=SI.com|date=June 30, 2023|access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|title=ESPN’s NBA succession plan: Hiring Doc Rivers, laying off Mark Jackson and promoting Doris Burke |url=https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/espn-hiring-doc-rivers-demoting-mark-jackson-promoting-doris-burke/|publisher=New York Post|website=NYPost.com|date=July 31, 2023|access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> Additionally, a second core broadcast team consisting of [[Ryan Ruocco]], JJ Redick, and [[Richard Jefferson]] was formed, and are to call the ''[[NBA Sunday Showcase]]'' games and work together for other marquee events throughout the season and into the playoffs. The trio debuted during the opening week of the regular season rather than the preseason, due to Ruocco's assignment to the [[2023 WNBA Finals]]. The first game the second core team called was the game between the visiting [[Dallas Mavericks]] and the [[San Antonio Spurs]], in which their [[2023 NBA draft|2023 first draft pick]] [[Victor Wembanyama]] made his official regular season debut. That same year, [[Bob Myers]] joined the broadcast team as game analyst.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajan |first=Ronce |date=2023-08-14 |title=ESPN's Reimagined NBA Game and Studio Coverage Plans for 2023-24 Season |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/08/espns-reimagined-nba-game-and-studio-coverage-plans-for-2023-24-season/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref>
==''NBA Countdown''==
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