Inside The Heat

Sports Media Insider Thinks ESPN Could Add Dwyane Wade To NBA Broadcast Team

Shandel Richardson

Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; Dwayne Wade and Noah Eagle during men's basketball bronze medal game between Serbia and Germany during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; Dwayne Wade and Noah Eagle during men's basketball bronze medal game between Serbia and Germany during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
In this story:

Dwyane Wade has proven he can handle a job in the broadcast booth.

He could receive an even bigger role this season. According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, ESPN could have its eye on Wade to join their NBA team in some capacity this season.

"In terms of their No. 1 team, I think they're waiting until around Christmas, maybe the turn of the year if they're going to add someone to Mike Breen and Doris Burke," Marchand said in a video posted on his X page. "I still think they're looking outside. Dwyane Wade is a possibility, more for studio. They have some interest in him even though I don't think it's that far down the road yet."

The move makes sense for a couple of reasons. Wade has already worked with ESPN since his retirement. He handled himself well in those situations. Last summer Wade was the lead announcer for the Olympics in Paris. He drew some criticism but it was mostly praise.

Wade had plenty media opportunities after retiring in 2019. He also hosts a successful podcast. If ESPN chooses Wade, he becomes the second former Heat player to make a splash on the network. Udonis Haslem also made several appearances on a variety of ESPN programs the past few months.

Both Wade and Haslem have flourished in the roles after their playing days ended.

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Miami Heat On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

Follow our updates on Facebook

X: @ShandelRich

Published
Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here