NBA on NBC Announces More Studio, Play-by-Play Talent: Michael Grady, Brad Dougherty & More

In just a few months, the NBA will return to NBC for weekly coverage of regular season games and playoffs for the first time in more than 20 years. It's a big moment for many basketball fans who remember the heyday of The NBA on NBC, and the legendary games that went along with it, and NBC is meeting that moment with an all-star roster of on-air talent. 

We've already heard about play-by-play announcers like Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle, and analysts including Vince Carter, Reggie Miller, and special contributor Michael Jordan. Now, let's take a look at the final additions to the NBA on NBC commentary team.

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NBC adds more talent to NBA coverage

8: Derek Fisher speaks during an unveiling ceremony for the Kobe Bryant Statue on February 8, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California; Austin Rivers speaks on set during the 2024 NBA Draft - Round One on June 26, 2024 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York; Brian Scalabrine holds up a jersey during halftime of the game between the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons at TD Garden on March 11, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts; Brad Daugherty announcing during the game between the Denver Nuggets and the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 23, 2023 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio; Robbie Hummel on air during the semifinal game between the St. John's Red Storm and the Marquette Golden Eagles during the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 14, 2025 in New York City. 

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NBC Sports announced Thursday that it's added five more NBA veterans to its roster of game analysts, as well as a rising star play-by-play announcer to its in-game team. 

Michael Grady, who's most recently served as the Minnesota Timberwolves' play-by-play voice and has called years of NBA announcing experience, joins the play-by-play team at NBC for the upcoming 2025-2026 NBA season. Grady joins a play-by-play team that already includes Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle, and Terry Gannon.

But Grady's far from the only new addition. NBC Sports has also expanded its team of NBA veterans who will serve as game analysts, adding 1986 No. 1 overall pick Brad Dougherty, five-time NBA Champion Derek Fisher, NBA player and Big Ten basketball analyst Robbie Hummel, NBA veteran Austin Rivers, and former NBA champion and Boston Celtics game analyst Brian Scalabrine. 

Dougherty, Fisher, Hummel, Rivers, and Scalabrine join a team of analysts that already includes legends like Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and Jamal Crawford on in-game duty, and Vince Carter and Carmelo Anthony as in-studio analysts. The team is rounded out by studio hosts Maria Taylor and Ahmad Fareed, and NBC icon Michael Jordan, who will serve as a special contributor for select NBA on NBC segments.

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How to watch The NBA on NBC

The NBA returns to NBC this October with weekly games that will, at certain points in the season, cover several games each and every week. It all begins with the tipoff game on October 21, and will continue with Monday night games streamed live on Peacock and Tuesday night games simulcast on NBC and Peacock. In 2026, the coverage expands even more with the introduction of Sunday Night Basketball, an all-new program highlighting some of the biggest games of the season. 

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