Austin Rivers、Doc Rivers。圖/路透社

根據Sports Media Watch媒體報導，ESPN持續找尋比賽球評、分析師，把目光放在了日前剛退休的Andre Iguodala、目前沒有工作的Austin Rivers，和幾位業界人士身上。

News:
-- The NBA could expand to as many as five rights partners in its new deal, per Front Office Sports
-- NYP: ESPN and MLB have a previously unreported mutual opt-out after 2025
-- ESPN hires Andre Iguodala, Austin Rivers, as NBA analysts https://t.co/eTgJJXlaDO

— Sports Media Watch (@paulsen_smw) October 23, 2023

而這個舉動引起美國球迷相當大的討論，前幾個月七六人剛炒掉Doc Rivers，ESPN立馬就招募了Doc Rivers加入球評團隊，取代Jeff Van Gundy成為黃金時段主要的球評角色，而Doc的兒子Austin Rivers也在幾個月後加入ESPN轉播團隊。

目前ESPN預計規劃Austin Rivers至少將與他爸爸Doc Rivers轉播一場比賽。

其他轉播人選上，預計會有前馬刺隊助理教練，剛拿下WNBA二連霸的總教練Becky Hammon、前尼克隊GM Scott Perry，和前WNBA太陽隊總教練Stephanie White。

Joining ESPN this season as NBA studio analysts:

• Becky Hammon
• Andre Iguodala
• Austin Rivers
• Stephanie White
• Former Knicks GM Scott Perry pic.twitter.com/igoU8TGrgM

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) October 23, 2023