[Front Office Sports] Charania is in preliminary contract negotiations to join ESPN as its new senior NBA insider. The 30-year-old Charania is emerging as the clear favorite to succeed Wojnarowski.
[Front Office Sports] Charania is in preliminary contract negotiations to join ESPN as its new senior NBA insider. The 30-year-old Charania is emerging as the clear favorite to succeed Wojnarowski.
Aww I was hoping for Passan or Windhorst. Feels like there’s something quietly sinister about Shams
BigButter7
“…sponsored to you by [insert sports betting ad].”
thy_armageddon
Imagine being Michelle Beadle if he takes the position. Just her and Parson’s concussed ass having back and forth.
dealerofbananas
TIL Shams is only 30 years old, I guess he can handle the degen life of not being able to pee having his phone out.
Don’t understand this job at all, it’s just being the dude who comments “1st” on YouTube but has an advantage with some backdoor favor trading and being allowed to comment on a privated video.
God forbid we get the story a couple hours later and pay someone like Lowe to actually provide analysis/insight.
dkdoki
Shams gonna have the easiest job now that his biggest competitor is out. He will break news 5 mins later than he usually does
Steve-5
I’m disappointed Shams didn’t report this himself.
CrissCrossAppleSos
For the life of me, I don’t understand the value of Shams/Woj for a company, but I guess companies just like being the ones that break stuff
Appropriate_Ice2656
I’m *shocked*
LHamiltonPP
This was obviously going to happen from the moment ESPN started putting out obviously BS rumors like them looking at MLB/NFL reporters for the role.
Shams is, and always has been, the only dude on earth who can do that job.
Ant1H3ro
Do not care
MavaleJcGee
Why is this being reported on like it’s free agency news? ESPN jerking themselves off no one cares
LegoTomSkippy
Zach Lowe died for this
iiivoted4kodos
Zach Lowe died for this
Early-Candidate5492
It’s gonna be weird watching other ESPN beat reporters finally acknowledge him lol.
There’s been plenty of times that he’s broke a trade or some other news that woj is late on and the Windhorsts and Bontemps of the world sit quiet like they have no idea what anyone is talking about. Because they tend not to acknowledge anyone from other networks.
LordYamz
I thought this dude was like 40 lmao
ManBearBroski
Wait you’re telling me it’s not going to be Adam Schefter?!
zacksharpe
This like the packers going from Favre to Rodgers
AccomplishedBake8351
Zach Lowe died for this??
addiconda
only 30!? goddamn, good for him
VanWesley
Does Shams have a dedicated pee hand and a dedicated phone hand or do we think he switches it up sometimes?
FartzMcAssteroid
How the fuck is shams only 30, dude has been breaking news for half my life and I’m six years older than him
Dudewheresmycah
Where’s Zach Lowe going? I’d rather go follow him.
Dymatizeee
We need someone to step up and challenge Shams
dirkslance
So Adam schefter isn’t going to be working 40 hours a day?
hidey_ho_nedflanders
I hope Shams is able to shower without having to look at his phone
femalehustler
ESPN got rid of Zach Lowe to hire Shams…
I wonder if the Athletic is going to train someone else to be the new NBA insider to compete with Shams.
Bitter-Affect909
It would be very ESPN of them to try to get a new “Woj Bomb” going and start calling them “Sham slams” or something like that. Bet atleast one analyst will say it in the first 3 months of the season.
throwawayyrofl
Why are Redditors so mad about reporters having value? Like it literally does not affect you at all. Some of y’all really need to go outside lmao.
tikitikirumrum
Wish Woj dropped this news
TranscedentalMedit8n
Can someone explain what the actual value is to ESPN to have a guy like Shams or Woj? Neither are very interesting on tv (they can’t risk upsetting relationships) and the info they get would be released minutes to a few hours later most of the time anyway. Is it just to say “first reported by ESPN” on the stories? It’s not like ESPN is bringing in money from their tweets.
TranscedentalMedit8n
Happy with this if it means Passan can stay in MLB
Ingrownpimple
30 year old?! Damn I’m old and unsuccessful
Sleeze_
SHAM SLAM
Isolated_Blackbird
30? This dude don’t look a day under 45.
tj_kerschb
Gonna get paid 7-8 figures to tweet out meaningless news 30 seconds before everyone else
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Aww I was hoping for Passan or Windhorst. Feels like there’s something quietly sinister about Shams
“…sponsored to you by [insert sports betting ad].”
Imagine being Michelle Beadle if he takes the position. Just her and Parson’s concussed ass having back and forth.
TIL Shams is only 30 years old, I guess he can handle the degen life of not being able to pee having his phone out.
Don’t understand this job at all, it’s just being the dude who comments “1st” on YouTube but has an advantage with some backdoor favor trading and being allowed to comment on a privated video.
God forbid we get the story a couple hours later and pay someone like Lowe to actually provide analysis/insight.
Shams gonna have the easiest job now that his biggest competitor is out. He will break news 5 mins later than he usually does
I’m disappointed Shams didn’t report this himself.
For the life of me, I don’t understand the value of Shams/Woj for a company, but I guess companies just like being the ones that break stuff
I’m *shocked*
This was obviously going to happen from the moment ESPN started putting out obviously BS rumors like them looking at MLB/NFL reporters for the role.
Shams is, and always has been, the only dude on earth who can do that job.
Do not care
Why is this being reported on like it’s free agency news? ESPN jerking themselves off no one cares
Zach Lowe died for this
Zach Lowe died for this
It’s gonna be weird watching other ESPN beat reporters finally acknowledge him lol.
There’s been plenty of times that he’s broke a trade or some other news that woj is late on and the Windhorsts and Bontemps of the world sit quiet like they have no idea what anyone is talking about. Because they tend not to acknowledge anyone from other networks.
I thought this dude was like 40 lmao
Wait you’re telling me it’s not going to be Adam Schefter?!
This like the packers going from Favre to Rodgers
Zach Lowe died for this??
only 30!? goddamn, good for him
Does Shams have a dedicated pee hand and a dedicated phone hand or do we think he switches it up sometimes?
How the fuck is shams only 30, dude has been breaking news for half my life and I’m six years older than him
Where’s Zach Lowe going? I’d rather go follow him.
We need someone to step up and challenge Shams
So Adam schefter isn’t going to be working 40 hours a day?
I hope Shams is able to shower without having to look at his phone
ESPN got rid of Zach Lowe to hire Shams…
I wonder if the Athletic is going to train someone else to be the new NBA insider to compete with Shams.
It would be very ESPN of them to try to get a new “Woj Bomb” going and start calling them “Sham slams” or something like that. Bet atleast one analyst will say it in the first 3 months of the season.
Why are Redditors so mad about reporters having value? Like it literally does not affect you at all. Some of y’all really need to go outside lmao.
Wish Woj dropped this news
Can someone explain what the actual value is to ESPN to have a guy like Shams or Woj? Neither are very interesting on tv (they can’t risk upsetting relationships) and the info they get would be released minutes to a few hours later most of the time anyway. Is it just to say “first reported by ESPN” on the stories? It’s not like ESPN is bringing in money from their tweets.
Happy with this if it means Passan can stay in MLB
30 year old?! Damn I’m old and unsuccessful
SHAM SLAM
30? This dude don’t look a day under 45.
Gonna get paid 7-8 figures to tweet out meaningless news 30 seconds before everyone else
Im sorry, he’s only 30? I would have bet 40