UCLA Men’s Basketball: Bruins Champ Moving From NBA Front Office To ESPN

After parting ways with the Golden State Warriors this past offseason, former Bruins great Bob Myers signed a deal to join ESPN as an analyst for their NBA coverage for the 2023-24 season.

It's a surprise for a contributor to UCLA's 1995 championship roster, but the move comes off the executive's decade-plus at the helm of one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history.

NBA Countdown gets a new look on Saturdays & Sundays this #NBA season on @ABCNetwork

🏀 NBA Today host @malika_andrews joins as host of all editions of NBA Countdown
🏀 Two-time NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers rounds out the new ABC crew

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— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) August 14, 2023

Myers played four seasons for the Bruins, the highlight of which being a national championship game win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in his sophomore season.

Later in his Bruin career, the 6'7" forward played some key minutes in his senior year for the 1997 March Madness tournament, even starting some games. He eventually ended his collegiate tenure with an exit in the Elite Eight.

Opting against playing overseas in Europe, Myers instead went to Loyola law school to become a sports agent for some of the most notable NBA players of the 2000s.

Negotiating nearly $600 million worth of contracts for the likes of Tyreke Evans, Brandon Roy and Kendrick Perkins, Myers joined the Warriors front office as an assistant in 2011.

Within a year, Myers became the general manager of the franchise and engineered one of the most prolific championship teams in NBA history.

Opting to trade Monta Ellis for Andrew Bogut rather than Steph Curry, negotiating Curry and his questionable ankle health to a cheap long term extension, signing Andre Iguodala and drafting Draymond Green were all moves that contributed to the Warriors first championship in 2015.

The GM later signed Kevin Durant after losing the 2016 Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers and his shrewd moves for veteran talent around his All-Star core of Green, Klay Thompson, Durant and Curry led to two more rings and three more Finals appearances for that iteration of the team.

Winning it all again without Durant but with Andrew Wiggins instead, Myers' closed his Warriors stint with four total championships and six Finals appearances in an 8 year period.

One of the best executives of all time, Myers' interests now move to explaining the actions of the teams he used to both put together and compete against for fans everywhere.