ESPN is considering offering Jeff Passan a job as the NBA’s chief news breaker

Jeff Passan has emerged as a candidate to make the switch from covering MLB for ESPN to NBA to replace Adrian Wojnarowski as the network’s top news breaker, according to multiple sources who spoke to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand.

According to sources, Shams Charania is another top candidate for the post. Charania currently writes for The Athletic. ESPN also has insiders such as Ramona Shelburne, Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps.

Passan makes about $1 million a year in his lower-level role with the MLB. It is not yet known whether Passan would agree to the move if it is formally offered. If Passan were to take the job, Wojnarowski and Bobby Marks could serve as mentors as he begins reporting on a league he has little experience with.

In addition to breaking news, Passan also writes longer-form stories, something Wojnarowski did less of over time. Some at ESPM are eager to reshape the position of its top NBA insider.