Arizona alum Richard Jefferson will work with play-by-play announcer Mike Breen on the top ABC/ESPN NBA announcing team and they will be joined by Tim Legler for the 2025-26 season. Jefferson has worked for ESPN since 2019. Breen, Burke and Jefferson only worked together as a team during the 2025-26 season. Lisa Salters will continue as the sideline reporter on the top ABC/ESPN NBA announcing team. ESPN released its entire 2025-26 game schedule that includes Christmas Day and the Sunday Showcase beginning on February 8.