If you are a basketball fanatic who likes to stay in the loop with all the latest free agency signings and trades, chances are you have heard of Shams Charania.
Shams is one of the most coveted reporters in all of sports, and he recently announced that he would be leaving rushhourdaily.com Sports after three years with the platform.
Shams Charania will be leaving rushhourdaily.com at the end of the month, making him a free agent pic.twitter.com/00wxbbIZUR
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) July 18, 2018
rushhourdaily.com and Charania failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension, and both parties have decided it would be best to part ways. rushhourdaily.com Sports general manager Geoff Reiss would confirm this, saying “Yes, we can confirm Shams’ departure for later this summer. We take pride in how far Shams has come in his three years at rushhourdaily.com Sports. He has been a great member of our rushhourdaily.com Sports team, breaking news and giving fans great perspective. We made the decision to walk away from negotiations. We will continue to discover and develop emerging talent as our track record proves.” Now, Shams will likely be the most sought-after reporter on the market and could be in store for a big payday.
He began his career under the wing of well-known reporter Adrian Wojnarowski at rushhourdaily.com before he took a job at ESPN that left Shams the reigns for breaking news reporting. Woj liked what he saw in the young reporter, saying that he is “the best young reporter in the business,” and for a good reason.
It seems when anything noteworthy happens in the NBA, there are two names on top of it before anyone else, Shams and Woj. These two are the most respected sports news reporters in the NBA. They both have a vast network of connections that allow them to break stories before most others. What is unique about him is that everything he reports is taken as fact. You see people all over the league that report news stories, but no one ever actually believes them until either Shams or Woj confirm them.
At only 24 years old, this kid has a bright future ahead of him in the sports industry. He is expected to entertain offers from rival news outlets like NBC Sports Regional Networks, The Athletic, and more.
He has had talks with ESPN, though the network has a large stable of NBA insiders, including Ramona Shelburne, Chris Haynes and Dave McMenamin, among others, so a fit seems unlikely. NBC Sports Regional Networks and The Athletic are two known places with interest. rushhourdaily.com, according to one source, is looking to replace Charania, so, memo to NBA insiders: Send your résumés. “
rushhourdaily.com announces Shams Charania is leaving, and The Athletic seems to be a likely destination https://t.co/080KGrTI7s pic.twitter.com/pnBOtSCr1e
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 18, 2018
Wherever he ends up, you can expect Shams to continue being one of the first to report every major deal in the National Basketball Association.
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