Brian Windhorst has built his career by reporting on the inner-workings of NBA front offices – and it turns out he almost joined one himself.
career by reporting on the inner-workings of NBA front offices, and it turns out he almost joined one himself. Torre reported that Thunder general manager Sam Presti once explored hiring Windhorst away from ESPN to be an “information guy” for Oklahoma City.
“A little over a decade ago, actually explored hiring our extremely plugged-in buddy Brian Windhorst away from ESPN to work as an information guy for the Thunder,” Torre said. Inside top NFL draft pick's new $3.2 million Florida mansion Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift enjoy rare night out at Stanley Cup Final Game 4 — and hang with Wayne Gretzky Windhorst stayed put at ESPN, but he wouldn’t have been the first NBA reporter or media personality to take a role within an organization. John Hollinger joined the Grizzlies’ front office after working at ESPN, and then moved back into the media realm as a writer for The Athletic. Longtime Sports Illustrated profile writer Lee Jenkins took a job as the Clippers’ Executive Director of Research and Identity, and now works with the team as Vice President of Basketball Affairs. Windhorst, though, has remained firmly on the media side of things, and is now ironically reporting on the Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals. The Akron, Ohio native kickstarted his career by covering LeBron James in high school, with the two both attending St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, though Windhorst graduated seven years before James.NBAE via Getty ImagesIt turns out Presti made a jazz-rap album called “Milk Money,” which had been wiped off the internet, before becoming an uber-successful basketball executive.@pablofindsout/X
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