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Traina Thoughts Mailbag: Steve Kerr, ‘Inside the NBA,’ MLB Network Gem and More
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Traina Thoughts Mailbag: Steve Kerr, ‘Inside the NBA,’ MLB Network Gem and More

SI·Jimmy Traina·24 days ago
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Welcome to another all-mailbag Traina Thoughts. Thanks, as always, for the questions. If ESPN hires Kerr, do you think it is worth changing the Finals crew for the fourth year in a row? — TJ (@TJRamsey44) May 7, 2026 Kerr is still the head coach of the Warriors, but his future with the team appears to be up in the air, so this is all speculation at this point. If ESPN hires Kerr, he would absolutely be paired with Mike Breen on the lead crew. Kerr will demand a lot of money and networks don’t pay analysts the kind of money Kerr will get to be on a No. 2 crew. There’s nothing wrong with ESPN’s current lead NBA booth of Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler, but it hasn’t set the broadcasting world on fire. If ESPN bumped Jefferson and Legler for Kerr, there would hardly be any backlash, unlike the situation when ESPN dumped Jeff Van Gundy a few years ago. A lot has to happen, though, for Kerr to end up back in television. Even if he steps down as coach, he may want to take a year or two off to do nothing.…

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