Malika Andrews and Brian Windhorst will likely be free brokers in 2025. Andrews’ present contract with ESPN expires within the fall, whereas Windhorst’s is up in the summertime. ESPN want to retain each members of their staff.
Andrews hosts each NBA As we speak and NBA Countdown. Andrews additionally has followers inside the NBA league workplace. Some insiders have speculated that Andrews might ultimately have a spot on a daytime information and leisure program.
Windhorst joined ESPN in 2010 and regularly seems on Get Up, First Take and the NBA As we speak. Windhorst seems to have a robust working partnership with Shams Charania.
“Shams is the what—and Windy is the why,” says one supply.
Earlier than the beginning of the 24-25 season, ESPN misplaced Adrian Wojnarowski to retirement and Zach Lowe to a lay-off. The timing of contract negations for Andrews and Windhorst are believed to be advantageous as NBC and Amazon seems to be to proceed to rent out their broadcasters and reporters forward of the beginning of their media rights offers with the NBA.