Amazon signed Griffin and Nowitzki to join host Taylor Rooks when the platform begins its NBA package later this calendar year. Amazon will start its 11-year, nearly $20 billion agreement with the NBA during the 2025-26 season. The Athletic ’s Richard Deitsch previously reported that Rooks would be the host.

Griffin, who announced his retirement as an NBA player last April, doesn’t have any NBA broadcasting experience, but multiple reports in recent months have stated he was among Amazon’s targets.

Amazon Prime Video is making major moves ahead of its inaugural NBA coverage, which will begin in the 2025-26 season. According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, the streamer has tapped former NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin to join host Taylor Rooks in the studio.