Amazon Prime Video has filled out its inaugural NBA broadcast roster with a wave of high-profile hires, headlined by veteran play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan, longtime Charlotte Hornets commentator duo Dell Curry and Eric Collins, and former TNT analyst Brent Barry. The streaming service also confirmed sideline reporters Allie Clifton and Kristina Pink as it prepares to air games for the first time when the league’s new media contracts begin this fall. Harlan, 63, signed a three-year deal after calling NBA games for Turner Sports since 1996. He joins a play-by-play rotation that already features Ian Eagle and Michael Grady; Amazon plans to rotate its announcers and analysts among two- and three-person booths throughout the regular season and playoffs. Curry, a 16-year NBA veteran who spent the past 16 seasons as a Hornets analyst, will work national games alongside Collins, whose energetic calls have gained a national following. Barry returns to television seven years after leaving TNT, bringing experience as a former player, broadcaster and team executive. The hires come as the NBA enters an 11-year, $76 billion rights cycle that splits national coverage among incumbent Disney’s ABC/ESPN, newcomer NBC/Peacock, and Amazon. Under the deal, Prime Video will stream a regular slate of games each week and one Conference Finals series in 2027, raising the stakes for its on-air talent lineup.
Legendary broadcaster Kevin Harlan has signed a deal to call NBA games on Amazon Prime Video, per @TheAthletic Let’s go. https://t.co/gyBw7bG0ol
🍊🎙️ alum Ian Eagle formally announced as the lead #NBA play-by-play voice for @NBAonPrime https://t.co/cM54ZEy2Yn
Eric Collins, Allie Clifton also joining Prime Video’s NBA coverage https://t.co/jdWJgP7qdD