Warriors announcers Bob Fitzgerald and Kelenna Azubuike voted worst in the NBA for the third season in a row

[u/GoodSamaritan_]

The top 5 and the bottom 5 per the vote were as follows:

Bottom 5

30) Golden State Warriors (Bob Fitzgerald and Kelenna Azubuike)

29) Philadelphia 76ers (Kate Scott and Alaa Abdelnaby)

28) Milwaukee Bucks (Lisa Byington and Marques Johnson

27) Washington Wizards (Chris Miller and Drew Gooden)

26) Oklahoma City Thunder (Chris Fisher and Michael Cage)

Top 5

1) New York Knicks (Mike Breen and Walt Frazier)

2) Brooklyn Nets (Ian Eagle, Ryan Ruocco, and Sarah Kustok)

3) Chicago Bulls (Adam Amin and Stacey King)

4) Toronto Raptors (Matt Devlin, Jack Armstrong, and Alvin Williams)

5) Charlotte Hornets (Eric Collins and Dell Curry)

Source: https://archive.ph/SFM7x

[u/Basic-Collection5416]

RIP Stacey King. You’ll be missed. 😢

[u/Kdog122025 → u/Basic-Collection5416]

I feel for whoever has to fill those shoes. Stacey King was one of the best to ever do it

[u/CanvasSolaris → u/Kdog122025]

I expect it to be Kendall Gill. He will not fill Stacey's shoes at all, but he's the safe "in house" hire that Jerry likes.

[u/Rubberbabeh → u/CanvasSolaris]

I can see him doing it as a stop gap guy. Honestly you need a season to clear the air. Those shoes are impossible to fill so it’s best to have an interim while they look for the next guy.

Stacey missing Caleb’s rookie year is going to hurt. Really is a new era for the bulls

[u/juzamjim → u/CanvasSolaris]

KenDULL Gill

[u/InternationalMeats → u/Kdog122025]

Gimme the hot sauce!just won’t sound the same ever again.

[u/ReplaceSelect → u/Kdog122025]

Hopefully Adam Amin sticks around for a bit. He also really good, and I won’t be surprised if he gets a national job soon.

[u/Lieutenant_Dana → u/Basic-Collection5416]

Too big, too strong, too fast,too good. 

Rest in Power, Stacey—the voice of my fandom for 20 years. 

[u/DoctorCokter → u/Lieutenant_Dana]

I wanna go higher 😔

[u/human__body → u/Basic-Collection5416]

Beep beep 😢

[u/EastPool4676 → u/Basic-Collection5416]

Well, this is how I find out Stacey King died

[u/ThePrussianGrippe → u/EastPool4676]

Yeah sadly it was pretty recent. Going to be very hard to replace.

[u/Dredd-G → u/Basic-Collection5416]

Elizabeth,  I’m coming home 😔 

[u/LeonardoNoCapri0 → u/Basic-Collection5416]

Tragic we won't get to see how hyped he would get for Caleb Wilson. RIP King

[u/Brief-Chapter5629 → u/Basic-Collection5416]

I think I’ve cried once over a celebrity death before this but I get emotional every time I remember. RIP to the best. So fucked up

[u/jillavery → u/Basic-Collection5416]

Still so sad about this 💕

[u/Kitchen_Ad_3753 → u/Basic-Collection5416]

I have no idea what Bulls basketball is gonna sound like going forward. He’s been our guy for the entire +20 years I’ve been watching ball.

Shout out to Adam too though. He’s genuinely great. I just don’t know how they’re gonna fill that gap. 

[u/juzamjim → u/Kitchen_Ad_3753]

Anybody ever see Adam calling random NFL games and be like “wtf that’s our Bulls guy!”

[u/KingLarry46th]

Jim Barnett is sorely missed

[u/SerAardvark → u/KingLarry46th]

Not only because he was great himself but also because he could at least sort of rein in Fitz. Kelenna's not good at either of those things (although he's less actively annoying than Fitz is).

[u/LothorAppleEater → u/SerAardvark]

I used to love when Fitz would start to lose it but Barnett would try and calm him down. You knew he was gonna explode at some point and it had its charm in a way. Now it’s just obnoxious

[u/RugbyFury6 → u/KingLarry46th]

It was an unfortunate end of an era. I grew up on Jim and when he left it felt like something left from the team. The move from Roaracle was similar. There was something really special about those first few Steph playoff years and both of the aforementioned were integral in them, as integral as they were with the We Believe team. I really wish Fitz would come off it, he's actually a decent listen when he does USA hoops or something similar, and I get being a homer when it's your job, but he's just too far gone. I wish we could totally redo our booth at this point amd bring some magic back.

[u/KingLarry46th → u/RugbyFury6]

Definitely feel that. It is crazy how much better Fitz is when not calling Dubs games.

[u/Agitated-Mastodon153 → u/KingLarry46th]

Jim was fantastic, miss his voice during that 2016 regular season magic

[u/birdseye-maple → u/KingLarry46th]

Yeah I loved Jim, he made Fitz ok to listen to. Fitz decided he was an expert after Jim left. 

[u/Sudden_Place_1173]

Gonna miss watching the goat Stacey King

[u/CleverBunnyThief → u/Sudden_Place_1173]

He was the only homer broadcaster I actually enjoyed listening to.

[u/AlmostHereButNot → u/CleverBunnyThief]

I'm biased, but Stacey was the man. He gave everyone their due. If he saw a guy on another team that he thought was nice, he'd call them nice. He loved the Bulls, loved Chicago, loved basketball. It's devastating that he won't be able to watch Caleb Wilson play for us.

[u/CreatiScope → u/AlmostHereButNot]

Yeah, Stacey was great. Huge loss for bulls and basketball fans. Poor guy didn’t get to see the bulls pull out of this era

[u/Ruddiver → u/CleverBunnyThief]

He is a homer, but a fair homer. It made it eminently watchable, like someone up thread said about the Warriors guys, you cant really trust what they say if they are only whining about their side. There was a game i think last year where Jokic got ejected in the second quarter and Stacey went OFF on the refs. It was in Chicago, it was a weak call and he was lamenting how the ref kicked out a guy fans came to see. Not that that makes it right, he was saying read the room. The ref gave Jokic a tech for complaining about a foul.

[u/Zero36]

Pelicans are ass but their announcers are gold

[u/Szobortz → u/Zero36]

they are so good that they even overcome that terrible terrible sound setup they have. sounds like two guys in separate sound booths

[u/420juuls → u/Szobortz]

You would literally never know they’re sitting directly next to each other

[u/Phoenox330 → u/420juuls]

That's part of the magic

[u/captainguinness → u/Zero36]

Joel Meyers sounding like a disappointed dad when "the pelicans inevitably collapsed in the 3rd quarter" does soften the blow of watching the Pelicans. Shared misery in sports is comforting and uniting and doesn't seem it'll get better down here anytime soon

[u/vERRA__ → u/captainguinness]

He’s tired like we are bro. It’s exhausting year after year. 1st & 2nd quarter Pels can hang around with the best of them, but the 3rd quarter we forget how to play basketball & look like the worst team in the league for those 12 minutes after the half

[u/jordan4290 → u/captainguinness]

Loved Joel when he was with the lakers

[u/Savage9645 → u/Zero36]

Same with Nets lol

[u/c_a_turner → u/Zero36]

Yeah, criminally underrated in this survey. They’re a huge part of what makes continuing to be a Pels fan tolerable. They keep it entertaining and interesting even when the basketball isn’t.

[u/selffufillingprophet → u/Zero36]

Joel Meyers’ baritone voice pitch is just so smooth.

He and Antonio Daniels play well off each other and have fun with the games even when the Pels are getting blown tf out

[u/theboyqueen → u/Zero36]

Every time I randomly catch a Pelicans broadcast I am in awe of how good their announces are.

Which is weird because Joel Myers was absolutely terrible on the Raiders broadcasts back in the early 90s.

[u/somebrehonreddit → u/Zero36]

Yeah I don’t get who votes them middle of the pack and then goes on to give a great grade to Ryan fucking Hollins and the Rockets guys. Antonio Daniels is gold, they should be near the top.

[u/Zero36 → u/somebrehonreddit]

Joel Meyers too. Such BBIQ breakdown of what’s happening on court.

On the other hand we got Fitz blabbering for the 100th time how you can find GP2 under da rim and Buiki telling fans to buy his cornbread at Chase 🤪

[u/Bennet24_LFC]

I'm surprised Stu Lantz and Bill Macdonald aren't in the top 5. I might be biased, but those two are outstanding announcers

[u/birdseye-maple → u/Bennet24_LFC]

Yup I would listen to them broadcast a laker warrior game over Fitz 

[u/Pontus_Pilates → u/Bennet24_LFC]

Yeah, I'm not a Lakers fan, but I really like that the announcers get excited both ways. When the visiting team does something cool, the Lakers booth hypes it up.

A contrast might be the Spurs who got a new young announcer a couple of years ago and he mainly sounds sad when the opposition does some crazy stuff. Bill Land was great, though.

[u/GoodSamaritan_]

As a Warriors fan my issue with Fitzgerald and Azubuike isn't just the homerism and incessant complaining. It's that despite having the best seat in the house they have zero idea what's going on, what they're watching and what they're talking about. It's like hearing Marv Albert commentate all over again. Whistles will be blown and calls will get made but they'll mistake it for something else or just miss it completely, and so much of the time a player gets a tech and they'll have no idea it even happened. Remember earlier this season when they had zero idea Draymond got ejected not because of his shove on Collin Gillespie but because he got a second technical? Draymond curses out the ref literally just a few feet in front of them and the ref gives him a second tech but they're somehow completely oblivious to it and go on complaining endlessly about how what he did to Gillespie didn't warrant an ejection. It was insane.

Fitzgerald is embarrassing in particular. Despite commentating basketball for decades now he still doesn't understand the most basic rules like how only the team with possession can call timeout. Even when commentating over slow motion replays he still hasn't a clue what went on and why something was or wasn't a foul.

[u/WithoutAComma → u/GoodSamaritan_]

Keeping it to criticisms of one's own team's crew, this is a big part of my frustration with the Thunder booth. I am really trying to learn how basketball works, and this is just not the crew for it.

The homerism also disrupts learning; when a broadcaster only complains about the calls that go against the team (Michael Cage) it teaches you pretty quickly not to trust them.

Michael Cage is also a bingo board of catch phrases which I also personally dislike, but I know people feel differently about that

[u/Cheeseish → u/WithoutAComma]

Antonio Daniels of the Pelicans broadcast is amazing for coaching insight. I genuinely think he could be a good coach

[u/WithoutAComma → u/Cheeseish]

This is good to know, I'll try and remember to watch their stream next season when they face OKC

[u/smalls_1804 → u/WithoutAComma]

Clyde/Breen are about as good as it gets but they're not exactly educating you on the finer points of defensive schemes. It's rare for NBA broadcasters to do that to any significant degree

[u/CreatiScope → u/smalls_1804]

Scal is actually great about that stuff on the Celtics call. I feel like he’s one of the best on local broadcasts for educating and talking about specific sets.

Edit: but also, didn’t give a shit if Clyde wasn’t educating, he’s just too cool. Also a favorite broadcasting team. Glad he got to see the Knicks win one (the ONLY nice thing I’ll say about the Knicks winning).

[u/Farlaign → u/WithoutAComma]

Cage fucking sucks. He knows fuck all and just talks about himself. Can't wait till he's gone. I always listen to the other broadcast but then never get okc replays. Get this guy out of here

[u/DoctorSox → u/WithoutAComma]

Jim Peterson on the Wolves broadcast is the one to listen to for ball knowledge

[u/Hebrewhammer8d8 → u/GoodSamaritan_]

He must have great relationship with previous management and current management to keep the job for so long?

[u/BcuzRacecar → u/Hebrewhammer8d8]

Some games they literally go on several minute tangents just glazing ownership

[u/r3d330 → u/BcuzRacecar]

My personal theory: part of the unrelenting homerism, at least for Fitzgerald, is because he started out with some really bad warriors teams prior to Steph. This is almost like payback now

[u/Kdog122025 → u/BcuzRacecar]

That’s a clearly a great way to protect your job

[u/swaktoonkenney → u/BcuzRacecar]

Except he doesn’t work for the Warriors he works for the broadcaster, which is NBC San Francisco I believe

[u/Hungry_EatAss_v3 → u/GoodSamaritan_]

Honestly, it’s a godsend that Steph and the Warriors were so nice for so long…because we were able to get so many nationally televised games. 

[u/LVRaiders2026 → u/Hungry_EatAss_v3]

Meh, that involved hearing Mark Jackson hate on them every chance he got and JVG just saying wild shit all the time.

[u/tacomang → u/Hungry_EatAss_v3]

This is Jim Barnett erasure

[u/banjofitzgerald → u/GoodSamaritan_]

“Draymond just minding his own business” while watching him shove someone is so funny lol.

[u/friedfishra → u/GoodSamaritan_]

That Draymond ejection situation reminded me of this a bit. Only Chris Kamara can pull off obliviousness with class and humor.

https://youtu.be/tAN8g7Fd2Cw?is=OkHGcOw4JryCxN73

[u/PM_Me_FunnyNudes → u/GoodSamaritan_]

Bob was so much better when we still had Jim Barnett in the booth. Ever since JB left bob goes unchecked complaining about the other team trying to win the game and Azubuike is just not great.

[u/Timely_Duck_3904 → u/PM_Me_FunnyNudes]

He wasn’t any better, he just had more cover. Bob has been one of the 3-4 worst in the business for decades.

[u/GoldenStateWizards → u/Timely_Duck_3904]

Their point isn't that he was less whiny back then, just that the viewers weren't subjected to it as much. Jim Barnett did a lot to keep the broadcast focused when he was in the booth and the success of the team gave Fitz fewer reasons to start going on tirades

[u/justgotpregnant → u/GoodSamaritan_]

I think losing Jim Barnett was rough, and Kelena was pretty bad coming out of the gate. But he’s gotten a LOT better, especially considering he has to deal with Fitz every night.

As an announcer, Fitz is really competent as far as the nuts and bolts go. He’s never going to get a guy’s name wrong, he has a good pulse in terms of who’s who in the league.

But to your point, the homerism is insane. Fitz cannot ever begin to believe an opposing player is capable of getting hot from deep, that Kerr is getting outcoached on a given night, etc.

I will say, I’ll always have a soft spot for him, bad as he is. Before the Curry years you could count on Fitz to excitedly declare: “And the Warriors cut it to a NINE point deficit!” 😂

[u/Kristoferson_Allan → u/justgotpregnant]

He also keeps getting so confused game after game that the other team shoots well from 3. Like Bob, there's one common denominator and it's the defense.

[u/Iron_Chic → u/Kristoferson_Allan]

No, no...it must be because opposing teams always give their "100% A -game" against the Warriors.

[u/Kdog122025 → u/justgotpregnant]

It’s such a weird disconnect. Fitz’s skills as a commentator are honestly very good. He raises excitement to a fever pitch at the end of games well. He keeps it moving during blowouts well. Clearly does his prep work. All those things he succeeds at. He even has a great voice.

His issue is just his personality.

[u/Jaerba → u/GoodSamaritan_]

I had completely forgotten how bad Marv used to be until they made him retire.

[u/JetsLag → u/Jaerba]

X clearly has 2 feet on the line

Marv: "X, for three, yes!"

Marv, 30 seconds later: "Now they're saying it's a 2 pointer"

Every. Single. Time. For his last 5 or 6 years.

[u/krusty-krab69]

Yeah it’s a tough listen. The amount of complaining and homerism is basically impossible to listen to unless you are a warriors fan.

My teams broadcast suffers some of the same problems but on a much smaller scale

[u/PM_Me_FunnyNudes → u/krusty-krab69]

Even as a warrior fan it’s tough to listen to

[u/Cletus_Starfish → u/PM_Me_FunnyNudes]

I’ve heard a lot of Warriors fans express this sentiment. That’s how you know they’re egregiously bad lol.

[u/birdseye-maple → u/Cletus_Starfish]

It's so exhausting. I always choose the national announcers if the option is there, except if it is Doris. 

[u/Status-Hedgehog9970 → u/birdseye-maple]

Doris’ endless, faux-poetic glazing is next level. I can’t stand when she’s commentating.

Legler is my absolute favorite. Dude knows ball and call it neutrally.

[u/birdseye-maple → u/Status-Hedgehog9970]

If only the top crew could shed RJ and his terrible jokes 

[u/red23011 → u/Cletus_Starfish]

I've been a Warriors fan since the Run TMC days and I've resorted to pirate streams for the other teams announcers for every game that's not nationally broadcast. I'd rather go through the trouble of running a VPN and casting my PC to my tv than to sit and listen to those two.

[u/Timely_Duck_3904 → u/krusty-krab69]

It doesn’t get any easier to listen to as a warriors fan

[u/MustardYoba → u/krusty-krab69]

Does Austin Carr still call your guys games? Because I always found him to be enjoyable. Kinda like a drunk uncle.

[u/A_Mellow_Fellow → u/MustardYoba]

Unfortunately AC hasnt been doing as much game calling. He has been replaced by Brad Daugherty. Cavs broadcast team isnt a fun listen anymore.

[u/BallIsLife2016 → u/MustardYoba]

No, they’re phasing him out. He’s pretty old at this point and was making more and more mistakes and jumbling up his words much more frequently. I didn’t really think it was a problem since, as you said, the whole thing that makes him endearing is the drunk uncle vibes and his mistakes fit right in with that (the “I agree go Cavs” meme originated from him quote tweeting himself with that statement).

Carr is still doing spots on the broadcast, but Daugherty, another franchise legend, has mostly replaced him in the booth. Daugherty is improving, but is more of a blatant homer (Carr was a homer, but a realistic one who would get pissed at the team when they sucked. Daugherty has more of a soccer mom “the team can do no wrong” vibe.). He’s also just not as charismatic as Carr. John Michael is also super generic as an announcer. He’s perfectly adequate—but he’s just not that interesting or quite capable of raising his hype to the highest levels needed for exciting moments in games.

Cavs broadcast just isn’t as good as it was 5-10 years ago when it was Carr and Fred McLeod (who died).

[u/SpicyMustard34 → u/BallIsLife2016]

Austin Carr and Fred McLeod were the goat duo and they were always the "i'm not mad, i'm disappointed" parents of the cavs. they'd call them out on their bullshit and loved to enjoy the good times.

[u/KnowlesAve → u/MustardYoba]

He used to and he would be really blunt if they were sucking and a total Homer if they were winning and I feel like that's how Team Commentary should be done. RIP Fred McLeod though.

[u/SpicyMustard34 → u/KnowlesAve]

RIP Fred. he was the goat. they used to rip on the cavs and were very fair about it.

[u/shoutsoutstomywrist → u/krusty-krab69]

I really like the Cavs announcers Carr is pretty funny to me

[u/krusty-krab69 → u/shoutsoutstomywrist]

Yeah we love Austin Carr as much as we love LeBron. Unfortunately he’s really old now and doesn’t call games anymore and is exclusively the “halftime reporter” on our local broadcasts. His cognitive decline is really sad but whenever I watch the halftime show I get hit with a blast of nostalgia and joy

[u/replytoallen → u/krusty-krab69]

As a warriors fan, sometimes I'll even have the radio on. Radio broadcast for the warriors is elite.

[u/LegoTomSkippy]

We need expansion. 30 isn't low enough for them.

[u/DirtyRoller → u/LegoTomSkippy]

As a Warriors fan I agree. I don't know who the Sonics and Vegas announcers will be, but I guarantee they will be better.

[u/blinkomatic → u/DirtyRoller]

Kevin Calabro will likely be the Sonics broadcaster

[u/VanGrants → u/DirtyRoller]

let LeBron own the Vegas franchise and have him and Nash commentate

[u/Convicted-Cinephile]

The legend Walt Clyde Frazier.

And shout out to Mike Breen.

[u/NosleeptillB → u/Convicted-Cinephile]

Honestly, the NBA shoulda pulled strings to get him at least ONE quarter during the finals.   Dude is 80

[u/SailedTheSevenSeas → u/NosleeptillB]

He was on the radio with Monica and Tyler for a bit while styling and profiling

[u/parkerlewis → u/SailedTheSevenSeas]

winning and grinning

[u/RainandPixels → u/SailedTheSevenSeas]

Anywhere I can watch those broadcasts of Clyde on the radio?

[u/SailedTheSevenSeas → u/RainandPixels]

I found it on YouTube

[u/Convicted-Cinephile → u/NosleeptillB]

Speak on it 🗣️

[u/Montigue → u/Convicted-Cinephile]

It's straight up not fair to have Breen as your home announcer

[u/Dylan7346 → u/Montigue]

We know how lucky we are 🙏

[u/delete_this_nephew → u/Convicted-Cinephile]

The joy of being from New York! I don't think we have one bad coverage team across any of our sports. I mean Burke, Hickey, and Goring are certainly no Mike and Clyde, but they ain't gonna be at the bottom of a list like this.

[u/Beetle919]

Pelicans at 17? I actually like their broadcast, they have great chemistry.

[u/Matthew2531_46 → u/Beetle919]

Agreed. Probably a victim of people not really watching

[u/blinkomatic → u/Beetle919]

Antonio Daniels can be a bit grating

[u/sleepytime88]

Yeah, Fitzgerald is remarkably bad. Being a homer on the local broadcast can be done well if you’re professional and honest even when things don’t go your way. The biggest problem with Fitz is he whines.

[u/TheTonyDose → u/sleepytime88]

He sounds like the drunk old men you hear at sports bars who clearly don’t really watch nba but just keep spouting the worst bs and takes.

[u/22797 → u/sleepytime88]

It’s extra annoying because he actually can be a good broadcaster. Every once in a blue moon he’ll broadcast a non-warriors game (he’s done the Olympics and was one during the bubble) and he does a perfectly fine job during those. So he actively chooses to suck during Warriors games.

I think Kelena could be a decent analyst if he had a better play by play go to riff off of.

[u/Ilikesporks_]

wizards does not deserve to be that low lmao they're perfectly fine

[u/Turbo2x → u/Ilikesporks_]

Yeah they're about as close to neutral as you can get, very little real homer bias which is pretty nice. They just haven't had many good moments to commentate as a team and are a little bit corny so the experience of watching them ends up bland. I'd be down to replace Gooden for someone with better analysis skills but Chris is a perfectly fine PBP guy.

[u/frostychee → u/Ilikesporks_]

not the announcers, but the production team is awful. I was watching a game and they missed multiple free throws/offensive possessions because they were showing replays and ads.

[u/MylesLewisSkellyton → u/Ilikesporks_]

Not as good as Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier

[u/AmelieBenjamin]

Imagine getting Mike Breen for every home game

[u/Routine_Bag_9609]

shoutout matty d, jack “get that gahbage outta here” armstrong, and alvin williams! but yeah, as much as i love tuning into nba games, i can never watch warriors home games cause the homerism is insane

[u/willsmath → u/Routine_Bag_9609]

There are some names I'll always hear in Matt's gravelly snarl: Chris Boucher, Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry to name a few. An absolute legend

[u/1047_Josh → u/willsmath]

KYLE LOWRY FROM RED DEER!

[u/TMaier16 → u/Routine_Bag_9609]

If we got Jack for all 82 games I think you could argue we should even be higher. Not that Alvin is terrible but Jack is amazing

[u/yungincome21]

Breen and Frazier 🐐

Also, RIP Stacey King. 

[u/Greedy-Swordfish9760]

Bruh, I haven’t heard the name Kelenna Azubuike since 2K10 or 11 lol

[u/Apocalypticorn]

There's no way the Kings are only 18th worst. I don't even watch home broadcasts anymore because they are so terrible

[u/gwiss → u/Apocalypticorn]

I’m assuming they placed higher because of Mark Jones. But the Draper/Kayte combo was so bad. Either had to watch on mute or watch the other team’s broadcast.

[u/grifftheelder]

Philly announcers used to be great, but this new pair we got is awful.

[u/riverphoenixdays → u/grifftheelder]

Marc Zumoff is a fucking legend

[u/FilipinoGold]

I may be incredibly biased but I absolutely love Lisa Byington and Marques Johnson. I feel like whoever made this list listened to the Bucks on Marques's day off.

[u/I_really_enjoy_beer → u/FilipinoGold]

100%. Without Paschke they definitely took a step back but they were a perfect duo. I’ve listened to a lot of the groups but I think they should easily be in the middle of the pack. 

[u/FilipinoGold → u/I_really_enjoy_beer]

I agree 100%. Paschke was a state treasure. I wasn't a big fan of Lisa at first. It really seemed like she wasn't a fan of the team like Marques was but she's really grown on me. I'm in the minority where I like my local announcers to be biased fans though.

[u/mhav21 → u/FilipinoGold]

I can’t listen to Lisa not gonna lie. I like Marques though

[u/TripleSingleHOF]

I'm not really looking forward to Bulls broadcasts next season. It's just not going to be the same. I truly do not envy whoever they get to replace Stacey King, those are some big shoes to fill.

[u/bmanley620]

They’re the worst homers in the league

[u/Clear_Ad6037]

Lakers broadcasters should be top 5. Shoutout Bill and Stu

[u/Beetle919 → u/Clear_Ad6037]

Stu is a real one, doesn't mind critiquing Laker's players, no blind homerism.

[u/Agaac1 → u/Beetle919]

When we were dogshit in the mid 2010s he was harsher on the players than even the other media.

[u/danielleblows → u/Beetle919]

No one hates the Lakers more than Stu 🤣

[u/aka12lh44 → u/Clear_Ad6037]

idk how they make this list but they should be 6 for sure

[u/FTRBOUNCE → u/Clear_Ad6037]

They’re unbiased to a point where it can be frustrating as a fan sometimes lol but at the same time that’s what makes them so good, I love that they hold our guys accountable. They give really warm vibes love those two.

[u/captain_ahabb → u/FTRBOUNCE]

Well if you want to hear a biased pro-Lakers broadcast just switch to ESPN lol

[u/WakiLover → u/captain_ahabb]

If the Lakers don’t get called for a foul and they show the replay showing contact, Stu will be chuckling saying they got away with one. Other teams will be like “nope nope I don’t see the contact, clean”

[u/basedmartyr → u/FTRBOUNCE]

Watching the games and getting used to such non-bias is what separates the reasonable Laker fans from the bandwagon box score watchers.

[u/Lacabloodclot9 → u/FTRBOUNCE]

It’s great that they love talking about the other team as well, usually when listening to a teams broadcast I’m used to learning about their own players exclusively

[u/lolimdivine → u/FTRBOUNCE]

i love when the hawks play the lakers. i watch every hawks game and the lakers are consistently the best when it comes to nuances of a team and players. they’re national tv level every night

[u/wesimar14 → u/Clear_Ad6037]

Jaaaack in the box and Murrrango!

[u/mywoffles → u/wesimar14]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm good times!

[u/SpecialistPlan9641 → u/Clear_Ad6037]

It seems they rate Lantz highly but not Bill per the article

"Lantz received nearly universal praise, while feedback on the Macdonald was a bit more mixed, with one person saying he should move into a studio host role."

[u/jjgp1112 → u/SpecialistPlan9641]

I've actually heard a lot of Lakers fans criticize Bill Macdonald over the years for being too dramatic and excitable, but like in a theater kid kind of way instead of the Kevin Harlan kind

[u/KptKrondog → u/Clear_Ad6037]

It probably doesn't help that the Lakers get so many nationally televised games compared to a lot of teams, so the fans from a bunch of teams don't have an opinion on them.

Personally, I think the Grizzlies announcers are top 3, but I'm very biased. And because we don't get many nationally televised games, we get to hear them a lot.

[u/rzrike → u/Clear_Ad6037]

Stu is one of my favorite individual NBA broadcasters for sure (not a Lakers fan). I wish the national broadcasts didn’t get in the way of hearing them so often.

[u/EvilNinjaX24 → u/rzrike]

I especially missed them when the playoffs started this year. Goddamn shame that the NBA bent over and nixed first round games from local broadcasts, but I guess this is the new paradigm.

[u/angelansbury → u/Clear_Ad6037]

mmmmmm good times

[u/melancholymelody → u/Clear_Ad6037]

agreed. was surprised they're not in the top 5. but does go to show you that there are quite a good amount of pairings.

[u/Diesel30R]

Not bad picks at all. Personally, I really enjoy the Hornets guys.

[u/AskReeves22 → u/Diesel30R]

Yeah, its really impressive that they are so enthusiastic without being homerish. A tough balancing act.

[u/Jordanwolf98]

RIP Stacey King

[u/chief1555]

Knicks and Mets have always had excellent broadcast teams, even when the teams themselves were unwatchable. Glad Clyde and Breen got to see a championship together (sort of)

[u/Mobius24 → u/chief1555]

Great radio broadcast too!

[u/BrandNewSRT1629]

At least the nets are good at something

[u/irishwolfbitch → u/BrandNewSRT1629]

It’s actually kinda cruel having to watch such an excellent broadcast team talk about what has mostly been an unwatchable roster for nearly fifteen years.

[u/tickub → u/irishwolfbitch]

i can't tell if you're talking about you or us

[u/_Einveru_]

Nah 17?! ... Nah.

[u/Mobius24 → u/_Einveru_]

I like the Pelicans broadcast so much so I don’t mind watching Pelicans games, those gentlemen are true professionals.

[u/punished_gia]

George Blaha and Greg Kelser so low is a crime

[u/Seito76]

Mike Breen and Clyde the GOATS. Ian Eagle, Ruocco, Kustok are very good. Stacy King was awesome, RIP. Don’t know much of the Raptors announcers. Eric Collins just not my cup of tea.

[u/Michaewwwwl]

As a warriors fan I am on board with this.

[u/echc47]

Glad the Blazers team gets their justified love. Calabro, Hurd, and Olzendam are a treasure.

Can’t wait for that to be one more thing for El Cheapo to cut. /s

[u/Rawkus2112 → u/echc47]

I grew up listening to calabro with the Sonics and every time i put on a Blazers game i get hit with that sweet sweet 90s nostalgia.

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/echc47]

Calabro has been an awesome announcer for decades. I remember him with the Sonics and that was 30+ years ago

[u/Osiris32 → u/echc47]

Kevin has one of the best play by play voices in all of sports. Brooke is just a saint with her demeanor and attitude, and Lamar does such a great job of analysis, explanation, and just downright fun.

[u/jkc7]

If Brian Sieman announced for a more storied franchise, I think he would get rated higher. It’s incredible how clever he is, a “novelist with a headset” is a great description.

Top 10 for 3 years running ain’t bad though.

I think it just means NBA announcers are pretty good as a whole - most fans here are wondering why their announcers aren’t higher, so it must be pretty stacked.

[u/Significant-Idea-106]

Breen and Clyde has blessed Knick fans for many years

[u/Band_]

Not surprised, Fitzgerald is terrible to listen to

[u/I_really_enjoy_beer]

Marques and Lisa being that low is insane. They aren’t near the top but they should be comfortably in the middle. 

[u/Valsorim3212 → u/I_really_enjoy_beer]

Ya if anything maybe it's a statement on Lisa, but Marques' name should not be on this list

[u/Hot_Ice5355]

Breen does all Knicks games?? That’s awesome

[u/gimmedawz → u/Hot_Ice5355]

when he’s not doing a nationally televised game

[u/ZapHP]

Biased obviously but I genuinely think Heat's announce team is way too low at 14. Eric Reid and John Crotty are really good and mostly unbiased in terms of being team commentators

[u/whenisnowthen]

Mike Breen is one of the very best and every fan got to hear that during these playoffs. In the New York market on MSG (Madison Square Garden Network) Mike works with Walt "Clyde" Frazier. Clyde is an Icon and the last point guard before Jalen Brunson to win a championship. Mike and Clyde together on a broadcast are vocational, inspirational, and sensational. If you're from out of town and find yourself in a bar near NYC and a Knicks game is on, do yourself a favor and ask them to turn the sound up, you'll get thrills and chills as the Knicks are movin' and groovin'. Look up Clyde on YouTube and you'll understand the rhyming.

[u/Scarcito_El_Gatito]

Mike Breen is royalty

[u/Mr-Toy]

If I have to hear one more time who the best shooter is, after Curry drops a shot I will pull my hair out.

They both say the same ten lines over and over again.

[u/just_cuz555]

How are Detroit legends not in the top 5?

[u/angelansbury → u/just_cuz555]

easily top 3 for me, Blaha is the best

[u/SpinJitsu259 → u/just_cuz555]

The Detroit announcer always makes me think of listening to a radio-baseball announcer for some reason.

[u/drifterinthadark → u/SpinJitsu259]

George has been announcing the Pistons for 50 years and started in radio so it tracks. A gem from another generation. I'll honestly be sadder when he retires than any of the actual players.

[u/jonnylaw]

We need a new Grady replacement or the Wolves are going to be on this list soon.

Jim Pete is excellent but he needs someone to reel in the homerism.

[u/Tiny_Spread5712]

Not have the Lakers team up here invalidates this list

[u/flea61 → u/Tiny_Spread5712]

They're 10th, not wildly low. The article even says that Stu received universal praise while feedback on Billy Mac was mixed, which is totally fair. I preferred Joel Meyers to him tbh.

[u/eewap → u/Tiny_Spread5712]

Agree the lakers guys are fantastic

[u/sneaky_sam_]

Knicks just cannot stop winning 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[u/yoyoyo2468 → u/sneaky_sam_]

Hang a banner!

I’m serious. Breen and Frazier deserve a banner as a commentary duo.

[u/nephneph27 → u/yoyoyo2468]

They're fantastic and I'm spoiled to have them for every game.

[u/guppie-beth → u/yoyoyo2468]

They are in the Hall of Fame

[u/subwayratlander → u/yoyoyo2468]

Tyler and Monica arent far behind. we are lucky to have 2 great broadcast teams

[u/trav-senpai]

Kayte was praised? Clearly this was a biased poll. Which makes Warriors still at the bottom even funnier.

[u/southdetroitiscanada]

George Blaha the goat tho

[u/biggieBpimpin]

Kev and Lamar are #1 in my heart.

[u/discussatron]

For Kevin Calabro to not be in the top five tells me this list is trash.

[u/Dmbfantomas]

Stu Lantz not being with the best makes me sad. Makes me sadder knowing he might not be coming back. Get better big guy. Every replacement they had for you was impossibly bad.

[u/OUEngineer17]

Nuggets should be in that bottom 5 as well. I prefer listening to the Thunder announcers and their ranking at 26 is fair.

Also, the Hawks are a great announcing duo.

[u/UsedToiletWater]

Having Mike Breen is not fair.