Amazon Prime Video is hiring Steve Nash and Stan Van Gundy as part of NBA coverage team for the 2025/26 season, according to reports.
Longtime NBA insider Marc Stein has the scoop on Nash, writing (via Substack) that the two-time MVP will be part of Amazon’s NBA studio and game coverage. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports that Van Gundy will be joining Amazon as a game analyst.
Nash, a former NBA point guard and head coach, only recently forayed into the media space, joining LeBron James as a co-host on the recently relaunched Mind The Game podcast. Van Gundy, on the other hand, is a veteran broadcaster, having spent time with both ESPN and TNT as an NBA analyst. The former head coach of the Heat, Magic, Pistons, and Pelicans will be making the move to Amazon with TNT set to lose its broadcasting rights at the end of this season.
Amazon previously reached deals with former NBA stars Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki, who will be part of the streamer’s studio show hosted by Taylor Rooks, so it will be a reunion for former Mavericks teammates – and close friends – Nash and Nowitzki.
Ian Eagle is set to be Prime Video’s top play-by-play announcer, though it remains unclear whether Van Gundy will join Eagle on that No. 1 team, Marchand writes.
According to Marchand, Amazon has also shown interest in ESPN’s Richard Jefferson as an analyst, and has spoken to TNT’s Kevin Harlan and Timberwolves broadcaster Michael Grady about possible play-by-play roles. Dwyane Wade is among Prime Video’s other candidates for potential color commentator positions, Marchand adds.
Amazon is one of three broadcasting partners – along with Disney (ESPN/ABC) and NBC – that are part of the NBA’s new media rights agreement, which will go into effect for the ’25/26 season.
Had no idea Amazon was looking at Michael Grady. He would be a great hire, he’s easily 1 of the best league pass play by play guys. SVG definitely has his favored & unfavored guys but he’s usually really good at analysis. Nash is definitely dry & not the most energetic but he’s extremely knowledgeable & well spoken as well with few to no glaring biases. Loving the way this transition to Amazon is shaping up, especially if hire Michael Grady & they don’t hire Reggie Miller.
DWade was terrible on the mic for the Olympics
Ngl this studio show is looking promising
Stan Van Gundy is hard to understand. I can ‘t think of one thing i have learned from him.