NBA TV to Present Live Coverage of NBA Draft 2018 Presented by State Farm with Player Evaluations, Roster Analysis & Post-Selection Interviews from Brooklyn Thursday, June 14, 2018
Share:
Share on facebook
Share on Twitter
Email this article
Download:
Download PDF
June 14, 2018
NBA TV to Present Live Coverage of NBA Draft 2018 Presented by State Farm
with Player Evaluations, Roster Analysis & Post-Selection Interviews from Brooklyn
Network to Provide Expanded Lineup of NBA Draft Week Programming Including
The Starters, Draft HQ, Mock Draft, Future Stars & Next Steps
NBA TV Commentators to Include David Griffin, Isiah Thomas, Steve Smith, Seth Davis, Stu Jackson, Brendan Haywood, Andy Katz & Former First Overall Pick and Wake Forest Coach Danny Manning
NBA TV will present live coverage of NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm on Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m. ET, with pick-by-pick player evaluations throughout both rounds, roster analysis and offseason forecasts for all 30 teams, post-selection interviews and on-site production from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The network's insightful panel of commentators in Brooklyn will include David Griffin, Steve Smith, Seth Davis and Bleacher Report capologist Eric Pincus, along with a series of NBA personalities visiting the set throughout the telecast. Casey Stern will host from Barclays Center, with Jared Greenberg reporting, and The Starters' Trey Kerby serving as a social media correspondent. Ros Gold-Onwude will report from Phoenix, where the Suns possess the top pick, while Kristen Ledlow will be in Atlanta covering the Hawks.
Highlights include commercial-free coverage of the top 14 picks, along with feature segments for all 30 teams reflecting team needs, top all-time selections, and individual player vignettes, with highlights and analysis as picks are conveyed. Panel commentary will heavily focus on team building with an emphasis on roster construction - including free agency - along with long-term player forecasting and overall team outlook.
NBA TV Draft Preview & Review
NBA TV's coverage on Thursday will tip off with a two-hour preview show at 5 p.m., including interviews and live reports from the Mtn Dew Kickstart Green Carpet in Brooklyn, and studio coverage in Atlanta led by host Matt Winer and commentators David Aldridge, Stu Jackson, Brendan Haywood, and former top overall NBA Draft pick and current Wake Forest basketball coach Danny Manning.
Following the network's live coverage from Brooklyn, NBA Draft 2018 Review will recap the draft with news, analysis and reflections on the night's biggest moments at midnight.
NBA TV Draft HQ 2018
NBA TV Draft HQ on Monday, June 18, at 9 p.m. will feature five of the 2018 NBA Draft's leading prospects - DeAndre Ayton, Mohamed Bamba, Wendell Carter, Jr., Luka Doncic and Michael Porter, Jr. - joined by NBA TV analysts for interviews and on-court workouts. Rick Kamla will host, with studio analysis provided by Isiah Thomas and Greg Anthony.
The Starters
J.E. Skeets, Tas Melas, Kerby and Leigh Ellis will recap the top moments from the 2018 NBA Draft on Friday, June 22, at 7 p.m.
Mock Draft
Mock Draft 2018 will simulate the first round complete with analysis of each proposed selection by David Griffin, Aldridge, Jackson, Andy Katz and Sekou Smith on Tuesday, June 19, at 8 p.m. The hour-long show - with all five analysts rotating to make picks on behalf of teams - will be hosted by Matt Winer.
NBA Draft: Future Stars
On the eve of the NBA Draft, NBA TV will present a range of interviews with prospective selections on hand in New York City for the event. Steve Smith and Greenberg will sit down with the players for the all-new special airing on Wednesday, June 20, at 9 p.m.
NBA Draft 2018: Next Steps
Mike Fratello, Sekou Smith, Jackson and Haywood will provide analysis for the network's NBA Draft review show with Winer hosting the 90-minute recap on Friday, June 23, starting at 9 p.m.
About NBA TV
NBA TV is a part of NBA Digital, the NBAs extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly-managed by the NBA and Turner Sports including NBA TV, NBA App, NBA.com, NBA League Pass and NBAGLeague.com.
-30-
Most recent headlines
16/12/2025
Hawkins has landed on Spotify, just in time for Stranger Things Season 5, Volume...
16/12/2025
Wherever you are, your favorite music and audio content should go seamlessly with you. That's why Spotify has partnered with NAVER Corp, Korea's leading...
16/12/2025
2025 Wrapped arrived bigger and bolder than ever. This year's experience is designed to be ultra personal and shareable, with new features like Wrapped Part...
16/12/2025
Three 12-kilowatt Advanced Electric Propulsion System thrusters, supplied by L3Harris Technologies, form the core of Gateway's propulsion system. Pictured i...
16/12/2025
The challenge facing America's defense industrial base is not just about speed - its about rebuilding the foundation that makes speed possible. Our nations ...
16/12/2025
Share Share by:
Copy link
Facebook
X
Whatsapp
Pinterest
Flipboard...
16/12/2025
SEVILLE, Spain Canal Sur, the public broadcasting service for Andalusia, Spain, has completed a total technology refresh based on Pebble's resilient, softwa...
16/12/2025
NEW YORK Teleprompting hardware provider Telescript International has acquired all software code and intellectual property previously owned by Telescript West. ...
16/12/2025
As cable operators face increased competition from 5G fixed wireless access providers, a new report from Ookla Research finds that T-Mobile is the FWA speed lea...
16/12/2025
Apple has announced a major upgrade to the Apple TV app for device owners outside the Apple ecosystem with news that the Apple TV app for Android now supports G...
16/12/2025
Space42 grows Direct-to-Device partner ecosystem through a Memorandum of Underst...
16/12/2025
16 Dec 2025
VEON Announces Release Date for Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 R...
16/12/2025
16 Dec 2025
VEON's Kyivstar Invests in Renewable Energy in Ukraine with Acq...
16/12/2025
Back to All News
Emma Appleton, Fares Fares, Frida Gustavsson and Jakob Oftebro...
16/12/2025
Back to All News
Docu-reality My Korean Boyfriend Gets a Trailer and Premiere D...
16/12/2025
Harmonic's XOS Advanced Media Processor Improves Streaming Video Quality and Boosts Viewer Engagement SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dec. 16, 2025 - Harmonic (NASDAQ: ...
16/12/2025
RT Sport Awards 2025 live on RT One and RT Player at 8:05pm on Saturday 20 December.
On Saturday 20 December live on RT One and RT Player at the earlier t...
16/12/2025
Singer -songwriter Brian Kennedy has been announced as the final celebrity dance...
15/12/2025
Harlem Globetrotters Celebrate 100th Anniversary With New Brand Campaign From Th...
15/12/2025
Top L-R: La Tierra Del Valor (The Home of the Brave), Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawe...
15/12/2025
L3Harris will leverage 15 years of experience supporting the E-4B Nightwatch and...
15/12/2025
CONWAY, Ark. In a notable example of how the loss of federal funding is forcing public stations to make massive cuts and operational changes, the statewide pub...
15/12/2025
BOULDER, Colo. Public Media Venture Group (PMVG), Venture Technologies Group (VTG), and WQED have completed a multipart agreement that they say will significant...
15/12/2025
Cape Town, November 13, 2025 - SES and International artist and humanitarian, Fo...
15/12/2025
Luxembourg, December 15, 2025 - SES, a leading space solutions company, and Abra Group launched fast and reliable multi-orbit inflight connectivity service on t...
15/12/2025
How Rivian s Design Puts Drivers First-And Why That Matters Published on Dec 15, 2025 Categories: Business Solutions
LinkedIn Corporate Communications
Sha...
15/12/2025
Space42 and Cobham Satcom completed the full range of advanced terminals for the...
15/12/2025
15 Dec 2025
VEON's Beeline Kazakhstan Delivers First Starlink Direct to Cel...
15/12/2025
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor finds himself the topic of year's cracker jokes
Oasis, David Harbour, Celebrity Traitors and Angela Rayner all feature in this y...
15/12/2025
Comscore Expands Cross-Platform Campaign Measurement to Include Audio and Social New capabilities strengthen cross-platform campaign reporting suite; CCR rebran...
15/12/2025
NVIDIA today announced it has acquired SchedMD - the leading developer of Slurm, an open-source workload management system for high-performance computing (HPC) ...
15/12/2025
RT .ie has reached one billion page views this year and is on track to finish 2025 2% ahead of last year. Average time spent on the site is up 3% on 2024, with ...
15/12/2025
Modern workflows showcase the endless possibilities of generative and agentic AI on PCs.
Of many, some examples include tuning a chatbot to handle product-supp...
13/12/2025
Powering Client Growth: Horizon Deepens Nielsen Partnership, Enabling More Effic...
13/12/2025
In a move that will help it offer more flexible and less costly programming options, YouTube TV has announced that it will be launching YouTube TV Plans with mo...
13/12/2025
SINGAPORE Magna Systems has designed, built and completed what is believed to be the first full UHD and IP-based OB truck in Southeast Asia for a Singapore medi...
12/12/2025
SVG Summit 2025 Preview: Everything You Need to Know for Next Week's Big Sho...
12/12/2025
Hailey Gates at the Atropia premiere (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)...
12/12/2025
Last month, Spotify announced a new collaboration with the ATP Tour, the global governing body of men's professional tennis, aimed at bringing the next gene...
12/12/2025
CONWAY, Ark. In a notable example of how the elimination of Federal federal funding is forcing public stations to make massive cuts and changes in the way they...
12/12/2025
Wisycom and DPA Microphones announce the appointment of Ren Moerch as Group Product Director, Wireless, a strategic leadership role that will guide the combine...
12/12/2025
SMPTE , the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, in conjuncture with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Entertainment Technolog...
12/12/2025
Keepit, the vendor-independent, cloud-native data protection provider, today announced a strategic go-to-market relationship in Poland with Ingram Micro, a lead...
12/12/2025
Atomos announced the immediate availability of a new firmware update for its Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX monitor-recorders, unlocking Open Gate 48P RAW recording w...
12/12/2025
Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) once again played a critical role in delivering flawless wireless coordination and support at the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards a...
12/12/2025
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), together with the Video Services Forum (VSF), the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the European Broadc...
12/12/2025
DHD audio will demonstrate the latest additions to its range of digital audio production solutions on Booth 321 in Hall B6 at Hamburg Open 2026. The show will b...
12/12/2025
Chaos today announces the release of V-Ray for Blender, update 2, bringing its award-winning rendering technology to even more Blender users by adding support f...
12/12/2025
Lighting specialist UltraLEDs has launched Precision LED Tape, a high-CRI lighting solution designed specifically for professional film, TV, and studio use.
P...
NBA TV to Present Live Coverage of NBA Draft 2018 Presented by State Farm with Player Evaluations, Roster Analysis & Post-Selection Interviews from Brooklyn Thursday, June 14, 2018 
