Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An cire Brad Nessler daga ESPN / ABC na NBA gaba ɗaya farawa da kakar NBA ta 2004-05. Mike Breen ya ci gaba da zama babban mai ba da labari ga ESPN, yana ci gaba da aiki tare da Bill Walton (ciki har da
Pacers da Pistons sun yi fada). An sauke Sean Elliott, tare da Dan Majerle, Doc Rivers (wanda ya zama kocin Boston Celtics) da George Karl (wanda ya bar lokacin kakar don horar da Denver Nuggets). Matsayin Jim Durham ya karu kuma ESPN ta ɗauki tsohon manazarcin NBC Steve Jones (Durham da Jones za su yi aiki tare da wasannin wasanni na yau da kullun). ESPN ba ta yi amfani da Jones da tsohon abokin tarayya Bill Walton a wasanni tare ba a lokacin kakar wasa ta bana. Matsayin Tom Tolbert ya ragu sosai; an rage shi da farko zuwa wasannin West Coast.