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Tim Legler wants to be different: ESPN's new lead analyst brings unique coverage through an unusual path

Two years ago, NBA commissioner Adam Silver appeared on The Old Man and the Three podcast and lamented the state of the league’s national broadcasts.

"My frustration a bit, I think sometimes the color commentary in our games gets reduced to this team wanted it more, or this team tried harder, as opposed to [explaining] really complex defenses. What’s the offense? Why is this team losing the way they are? Why is this team successful," Silver noted.

Silver has long wanted the league to follow the NFL’s model, where analysts break down complex schemes into digestible pieces of information for viewers. He doesn't control broadcast hirings, but he has to be pleas

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