Ian Eagle in serious talks to join Amazon’s NBA coverage in whopping media move

Amazon has its sights group connected an elite NBA play-by-play broadcaster.

Ian Eagle is successful superior talks to subordinate Amazon erstwhile its Prime Video streaming work adds NBA authorities adjacent season, The Post has learned.

Sources said a woody has not been finalized.

Ian Eagle is successful superior talks to subordinate Amazon’s NBA sum adjacent season. E. H. Wallop

Eagle presently calls nationalist NBA games connected TNT and nan Nets connected YES Network.

He is besides nan lead play-by-play sound for CBS and WBD’s NCAA Tournament coverage, and calls NFL games for CBS.

An Amazon spokesperson declined to remark and a rep for Eagle did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark, left, applauds seasoned Nets broadcaster Ian Eagle, center, who acknowledges nan crowd aft accepting a gift from Yormark arsenic nan Nets celebrated Eagle’s 25-year career. AP

The NBA has besides agreed to position pinch Amazon for a 3rd package to subordinate Disney/ESPN and NBC, but TNT’s genitor institution WBD has sued nan NBA, saying that nan convention did not abide by matching authorities successful nan erstwhile contract.

Nevertheless, it is nan wide anticipation successful sports media circles that 1 measurement aliases different Amazon will so beryllium an NBA rightsholder adjacent season.