ESPN has a new NBA insider in Shams Charania, who seemed like the obvious replacement for the retired Adrian Wojnarowski. But there was a report that the network’s baseball columnist and reporter Jeff Passan was in the mix for Woj’s job. Turns out that Passan wasn’t the pick.

Since that announcement there was widespread speculation about who would fill Woj's large shoes in the NBA world, with rumors even including ESPN's MLB insider Jeff Passan and NFL

Jeff Passan has emerged as a candidate, along with The Athletic's Shams Charania, to switch sports and replace Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN.