It didn’t take long for Bob Myers to land on his feet.
On Thursday, the New York Post reported that the former Warriors general manager/president of basketball operations Bob Myers is nearing a deal to join ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” show.
A foray into the media world seems like a natural fit for Myers, who was microphone-savvy throughout his 10-year tenure with the Warriors and did bi-weekly interviews with 95.7 The Game.
Myers and ESPN already had a small partnership last year, as the network distributed and promoted his “Lead By Example” podcast that featured interviews with people like Steph Curry, Coach K, J. Cole, Steve Kerr and Megan Rapinoe. Before becoming an NBA agent in the late 1990s, Myers also contributed to the UCLA men’s basketball radio team.
The 48-year-old Myers stepped down from his post in late May and has since been succeeded by Mike Dunleavy Jr., who has already executed the big Jordan Poole-for-Chris Paul trade, signed Draymond Green to a four-year, $100 million extension and drafted Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Myers was the architect of the Dubs Dynasty after taking over as general manager in 2012, drafting Draymond and Harrison Barnes that summer to set the foundation for the team’s 2015 title. After luring Kevin Durant to the Warriors in 2016, they went to three straight NBA Finals and won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. The Warriors got back to the mountaintop in 2022 for their fourth championship in eight years.
Myers was a key personality manager behind the scenes and had a special relationship with Draymond before leaving the organization after last year’s disappointing second-round finish. The former Warriors GM should bring a good perspective to ESPN’s broadcasts, as he has seen the industry from an agent and front-office point of view.
ESPN is revamping its NBA coverage, as Oakland native Malika Andrews will replace Mike Greenberg as “NBA Countdown” host and Jalen Rose has been laid off. Mike Breen remains the lead play-by-play man for ESPN, but Doris Burke and Doc Rivers have replaced Jeff Van Gundy and former Warriors coach Mark Jackson as in-game analysts.
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