ESPN Signs Extensions With Tim Legler, Kendrick Perkins, Monica McNutt, Chiney Ogwumike

[RealGM Wiretap]

ESPN has signed contract extensions with Tim Legler, Kendrick Perkins, Monica McNutt and Chiney Ogwumike.

Legler will expand his role by serving as a television game analyst on ESPN in addition to his appearances on Sports Center and Get Up.

Perkins will also appear on ABC editions of NBA Countdown in addition to his previous duties. 

McNutt will continue as an analyst on both NBA and WNBA live events and studio coverage and make regular appearances on Get Up, First Take, SportsCenter and Hoop Streams. She is also one of ESPN’s NBA sideline reporters.

Ogwumike will carry on as a studio analyst for NBA, WNBA and women’s college basketball games and studio coverage

The lead studio team for “NBA Countdown” on ABC consists of host Malika Andrews and analysts Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers and Perkins. 

Via RealGM Staff Report

[Cyclonus12]

Meh. Legler has been solid for years, and Ogwumike does some decent analysis, but McNutt is pretty generic, and Perkins was an interesting source in the first couple years after he retired, as he brought sort of an inside view about players and coaches he was directly playing with or against just a short time before. But with every additional year he gets beyond his playing days, his insider knowledge and connections diminish and decrease in value... and, frankly, his raw analytical skills aren't strong enough to make up for that.

Losing Wojnarowski and ditching Lowe is definitely going to hurt their NBA coverage overall.