Report: Bob Myers returning to NBA in a different role

Two months after leaving the Warriors, Bob Myers is reportedly ready to go back to work in the spotlight. One illuminated by TV lights and not the pressure associated with trying to build a championship basketball team.

Golden State’s former president and general manager Bob Myers is nearing a deal to become an analyst on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” the New York Post reported on Thursday.

When the 48-year-old Myers stepped away from his Warriors job after 11 years, he told reporters he wasn’t done working. Now it appears he’ll be joining a new-look lineup on NBA Countdown. The New York Post earlier reported Oakland’s Malika Andrews will be taking over as Countdown’s host, replacing Mike Greenberg.

Other changes to one of ESPN’s signature shows is the departure of former NBA player Jalen Rose, who was among the scores of layoffs at the network recently.

Myers should have plenty to discuss about his former team on opening night. That’s because the Warriors will host the Phoenix Suns in the second game of the NBA’s Opening Night on Oct. 24, according to league insider Shams Charania.

Not only will it the first look at the team new Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. helped assemble, it will be Kevin Durant’s first game in front of Bay Area fans since leaving the Warriors in the summer of 2019. Durant has played once at Chase Center since then, in 2021 in front of an empty arena due to COVID restrictions.

Golden State’s opener will also mark the Warriors debut of future Hall of Famer Chris Paul. Spicing things up further is that Paul will be facing his former Suns teammates after being traded to Washington for Bradley Beal, then flipped to the Warriors for a package that included Jordan Poole.