Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Patrick Andres

ESPN Unlikely to Hire Replacement for Adrian Wojnarowski After His Retirement

Adrian Wojnarowski at the 2023 NBA draft. | Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images

When ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski announced his retirement Wednesday to become the general manager of St. Bonaventure's men's basketball team, a word frequently used to describe him—explicitly or implicitly—was irreplaceable.

According to a Friday report from John Ourand of Puck, that may be true in a literal sense.

"ESPN doesn’t need a Woj 2.0 and can break NBA news by committee with their deep roster of NBA reporting talent," Ourand wrote via Brendon Kleen of Awful Announcing as he suggested the network felt no great need to replace him.

ESPN's deep roster of NBA reporters includes Tim Bontemps, Zach Lowe, Tim MacMahon, Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst—the last of whom reports have suggested will be in line for a more visible role at the company with Wojnarowski gone.

Wojnarowski had worked for the network since 2017, and was employed in journalism since high school. He graduated from St. Bonaventure in 1991, and will now look to help the Bonnies make their fifth NCAA tournament this century.


More of the Latest Around the NBA


This article was originally published on www.si.com as ESPN Unlikely to Hire Replacement for Adrian Wojnarowski After His Retirement.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.