Anyone else think some GMs refuse to give scoops to ESPN, which is why Woj got so big at Yahoo, and why Shams is getting more scoops now?
This. I don't think it's Shams getting amazing scoops. I think it's Woj being at ESPN. This whole time we thought it was Woj being the master of scoops but it probably had a lot to do with him being at Yahoo and not ESPN. Now Shams gets to do the same.
If one doesn't think Shams will end up at ESPN then you haven't been paying attention. It is just whenever his Vertical contract runs out. Mannix and Lee could also follow.
What is Woj doing about being beaten to the punch every time now? Counting his fat stacks of money. Looks like he was a fraud like so many NBA scrubs that got max contracts but didn't deserve it.
Yahoo announces Shams Charania is leaving Yahoo Sports general manager Geoff Reiss: “Yes, we can confirm Shams’ departure for later this summer. We take pride in how far Shams has come in his 3 years at Yahoo Sports. He has been a great member of our Yahoo Sports team, breaking news and giving fans great perspective. We made the decision to walk away from negotiations. We will continue to discover and develop emerging talent as our track record proves.” Meanwhile, Andrew Marchand of The New York Post opined that The Athletic and NBC Sports Regional Networks could be in the mix for Charania: Charania, just 24, will be deciding on a new home soon. Just a year out of college, Charania has made a name for himself by challenging Wojnarowski, now at ESPN, on the NBA transaction beat. Charania will be bringing his more than 360,000 Twitter followers to a new destination soon. He has had talks with ESPN, though the network has a large stable of NBA insiders, including Ramona Shelburne, Chris Haynes and Dave McMenamin, among others, so a fit seems unlikely. NBC Sports Regional Networks and The Athletic are two known places with interest. Yahoo, according to one source, is looking to replace Charania, so, memo to NBA insiders: Send your résumés. The Athletic and NBC Sports Regional Networks are both certainly notable possibilities. The NBA is perhaps an area where The Athletic hasn’t fully cashed in yet; they have plenty of significant local voices, but could perhaps use a boost on the national scale, and Charania might give them that. But it’s significant that The Athletic doesn’t come with a TV presence, and NBC’s regional networks might have an advantage there. It’s also interesting that Turner Sports, the other network with national NBA rights, hasn’t really been mentioned in this discussion so far. Charania might be a great fit there, but perhaps their limited NBA studio programming outside NBA TV means they don’t need to really go after newsbreakers. Despite the lack of TV presence, though, The Athletic seems like it could be a strong fit for Charania. They’ve shown a desire to build up national brands as well as local brands with hires in college football, college basketball, soccer and more, and they’re definitely making some nice offers to writers. And it could even be possible that they might sign Charania to a writing deal while still letting him appear on TV elsewhere. In any case, it will be interesting to see where he winds up. But it does look like he’ll move on from Yahoo, and that’s certainly notable.
^^^ This will be its own thread soon. Might as well start it, @J.R. only 24yrs old. Will Woj break his next contract signing.
Don't matter to me who gets the scoop first, WOJ or Shams. I always get the breaking news within minutes from @J.R. -- the true MVP of Clutchfans.
