The other person on that coin is Shams Charania, Woj's former protégé and current rival. Sources tell Complex both NBC and ESPN are pursuing Shams as his contracts with The Athletic and FanDuel ...

And now the focus turns to his replacement. ESPN is “likely” to talk to fellow NBA insiders Shams Charania and Chris Haynes about a potential role, sources told Front Office Sports ...

following this announcement, the conversation immediately shifted to who might step in and fill that gap. There’s one obvious answer there that every NBA fan seemed to land on: Shams Charania.

We may be about to find out. “The universe just pieced this thing together seemingly: Shams Charania,” McAfee said. “Sham Charania’s the answer. I know there’s conversations happening.

Wojnarowski and Shams Charania have long been viewed as the two best reporters in the NBA. Both are very connected, and the younger Charania learned from Wojnarowski for a brief period when the ...