--> Newsroom NBC Sports NBC Peacock NBCSN Media NBC Sports Announces Commentator Assignments for First Two Weeks of NBA Coverage on NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN The NBA returns to NBC Sports six days from today. Copy to Clipboard --> October 14, 2026 With the NBA returning to NBC , Peacock , and NBCSN six days from today, NBC Sports announced its broadcast assignments for the first two weeks of games ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season beginning this Tuesday, Oct. 20. NBC Sports will return all of its NBA on NBC and Peacock broadcast team from last season plus a few new additions: Reggie Miller , Jamal Crawford , Grant Hill , Robbie Hummel , Austin Rivers , Brad Daugherty , Derek Fisher , and the addition of Doc Rivers as game analysts; Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady , and Brian Scalabrine as studio analysts; Maria Taylor and Ahmed Fareed as studio hosts; and Mike Tirico , Noah Eagle , Terry Gannon , Michael Grady , and Jason Benetti as play-by-play voices. Zora Stephenson , Ashley ShahAhmadi , Jordan Cornette , and John Fanta will serve as courtside reporters, with Grant Liffmann and Chris Mannix as NBA Insiders. Although primarily a game analyst, Doc Rivers’ first assignment will be in the NBA Showtime studio on Nov. 2. NBC Sports’ coverage of the NBA is led by coordinating producer Frank DiGraci and coordinating director Pierre Moossa . Sam Flood is Executive Producer & President, NBC Sports Production. The coordinating producer of NBA Showtime is Adam Littlefield , with Jared Sumner as director. Commentator Assignments for First Two Weeks of NBA Coverage on NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN Oct. 20 – NBA Tip-Off: Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons – at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Play-by-Play : Terry Gannon “On the Bench” Analysts : Robbie Hummel (Pistons), Brian Scalabrine (Celtics) Oct. 20 – NBA Tip-Off: Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks – at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Play-by-Play : Mike Tirico Analysts : Reggie Miller , Jamal Crawford Reporter : Zora Stephenson Oct. 20 – NBA Tip-Off: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs – at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Play-by-Play : Noah Eagle Analyst : Grant Hill Reporter : Ashley ShahAhmadi Oct. 26 – Peacock NBA Monday : Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets – at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN Play-by-Play : Michael Grady “On the Bench” Analysts : Robbie Hummel (Warriors), Austin Rivers (Nuggets) Oct. 27 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday : Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks – at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Play-by-Play : Mike Tirico Analyst : Jamal Crawford Reporter : Jordan Cornette Oct. 27 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday : Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers – at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Play-by-Play : Noah Eagle Analysts : Reggie Miller Reporter : Ashley ShahAhmadi Nov. 2 – Peacock NBA Monday : Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers – at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN Play-by-Play : Michael Grady “On the Bench” Analysts : Robbie Hummel (Thunder), Austin Rivers (Cavaliers) NBA Showtime Studio Coverage Schedule Oct. 20 – NBA Tip-Off: Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons – at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Live from the TODAY Show Plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City Studio Host : Maria Taylor Studio Analysts : Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady Oct. 20 – NBA Tip-Off: Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks – at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Live from Madison Square Garden in New York City Studio Host : Maria Taylor Studio Analysts : Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady Oct. 20 – NBA Tip-Off: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs – at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Live from the TODAY Show ’s Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center in New York City Studio Host : Maria Taylor Studio Analysts : Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady Oct. 26 – Peacock NBA Monday : Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets – at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN Studio Host : Ahmed Fareed Studio Analysts : Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady Oct. 27 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday : Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks – at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Studio Host : Maria Taylor Studio Analysts : Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady Oct. 27 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday : Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers – at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Studio Host : Maria Taylor Studio Analysts : Carmelo Anthony , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady Nov. 2 – Peacock NBA Monday : Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers – at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN Studio Host : Ahmed Fareed Studio Analysts : Brian Scalabrine , Doc Rivers NBC Sports’ NBA Programming Recap This season, NBC Sports will present 100 regular season NBA games, with consistent coverage on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights, plus All-Star Weekend and the NBA Playoffs. Starting Oct. 26, Peacock NBA Monday will stream up to three NBA games nationwide on Monday nights throughout the regular season. Following American Express NBA Tip-Off on Tuesday, Oct. 20, Coast 2 Coast Tuesday will begin on Oct. 27 and present doubleheaders on Tuesday nights throughout the regular season on NBC and Peacock. On most Tuesdays, an 8 p.m. ET game will be presented to NBC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones, and an 8 p.m. PT game to NBC stations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. Both games will stream live nationwide on Peacock. NBC Sports will launch Season 2 of Sunday Night Basketball on NBC and Peacock on Jan. 24, 2027, and continue on Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, pause for NBC Sports’ coverage of NBA All-Star, resume on Feb. 28, and run through April 4. This season’s SNB slate will feature 16 games in total and seven doubleheaders. 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