Amazon signed Griffin and Nowitzki to join host Taylor Rooks when the platform begins its NBA package later this calendar year. Amazon will start its 11-year, nearly $20 billion agreement with the NBA during the 2025-26 season. The Athletic ’s Richard Deitsch previously reported that Rooks would be the host.

Dirk Nowitzki will reportedly team up with another former All-Star when Amazon begins covering the NBA next season. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Nowitzki and Blake Griffin will join broadcaster Taylor Rooks for Amazon Prime Video’s studio coverage of the NBA.

While Prime Video’s first season as a NBA broadcaster won’t be until this fall, parent company Amazon is already making some notable hires for that coverage. As per previous reports, they’ve already added Ian Eagle as their lead play-by-play voice for those games and Taylor Rooks as their studio host.

According to the Atheltic’s Andrew Marchand, Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin were announced to join Taylor Rooks as part of Amazon’s NBA studio coverage. Amazon and the NBA announced their 11-year partnership in July with games to begin streaming on Prime Video during the 2025-26 season.

Amazon Prime Video’s inaugural NBA studio coverage will feature former NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin, according to sources briefed on the streamer’s plans. Amazon signed Griffin and