ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan is a top candidate for the job, along with Charania, according to a new report from The Athletic on Saturday. The report cited six sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The report about top candidates to replace Wojnarowski follows news this week that ESPN laid off NBA writer Zach Lowe.

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

When Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN’s senior NBA insider, recently left to take a general manager role at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure University, ESPN found itself in a significant dilemma: who would take over as the top NBA insider?

Jeff Passan, ESPN’s top MLB insider, has emerged as a candidate to switch over and become the network’s top NBA insider, according to The Athletic. He joined ESPN in 2019 after working for Yahoo Sports and makes around $1 million per year, per the report.

Longtime NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski retired from his role with ESPN on Wednesday in a shocking move. Wojnarowski, one of the most influential news breakers in sports media history who is famous for his “Woj bombs,” will become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.

Jeff Passan is known for his baseball chops, but the ESPN MLB insider could replace the incomparable Adrian Wojnarowski as lead NBA insider.

ESPN’s senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from the news industry to become general manager of the men’s basketball team at St. Bonaventure University.

Jeff Passan may replace Wojnarowski as ESPN's top NBA insider, marking a major role change and potential salary boost for the acclaimed journalist.

Since the sudden departure of ESPN's NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the big question is who will replace him?

As ESPN looks for a successor to Adrian Wojnarowski on the NBA beat following his surprise retirement, the network has reportedly targeted Shams Charania