They are still trying to find the magic (no pun intended) formula for the ESPN NBA Countdown show. A proper host was always needed and it appears they may have one now according to Deadspin.
NBA Countdown may have found its new host. We’ve learned that SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele has been offered the job, according to four sources familiar with the process. It is not clear if she’ll accept.
If Steele takes the job it’ll give the show a proper host, a role that no person claimed last year. We’ve also been told that Steele’s contract with ESPN is set to expire next year. What the job would mean for her future at ESPN—whether she’d re-up or do the show while running out her contract—isn’t clear, either.