Grant Hill joining NBC coverage of 2025-26 NBA season
June 24 - The return of NBA coverage on NBC will have a familiar face for the 2025-26 season as Hall of Famer Grant Hill will join the desk as a game analyst.
Hill, 52, will continue to serve in his role as a college basketball analyst with TNT Sports for the NCAA Tournament as well as for the network's coverage of Big East and Big 12 basketball.
"The NBA has been such a meaningful part of my life, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to continue sharing the game I love with fans across the country," Hill said in a statement. "To be part of NBC's return to the NBA -- a network with such a rich basketball legacy -- and its debut on Peacock is truly an honor. I can't wait to get started this fall."
Sam Flood, executive producer for NBC Sports, described Hill's pedigree as "unparalleled," emphasizing that Hill "will be a tremendous asset to our coverage."
"He's an accomplished broadcaster," Flood added, "whose basketball IQ, insight and intellect will continue to resonate with NBA fans across the country."
The 1995 Co-Rookie of the Year and a seven-time All-Star, Hill played 18 seasons in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers. He also won a gold medal with Team USA at the 1996 Olympics and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Hill joined the broadcasting side of the game after retiring in 2013 and also assumed the role of USA Basketball's managing director, with Hill building a roster that won gold at the 2024 Olympics.
The NBA last summer agreed to an 11-year media rights deal with NBC/Peacock, ABC/ESPN and Amazon Prime Video that begins with the 2025-26 season.
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