Zach Lowe Reunites With Bill Simmons to Host New NBA Show

NBA analyst Zach Lowe is considered to be one of the best in his field.

Initially as a writer for Sports Illustrated and later Grantland, Lowe eventually made the leap to ESPN where he appeared routinely on countdown television shows and even on his own pod The Lowe Post.

Last year, ESPN famously — or infamously — made a ton of budget cuts. Inexplicably, Lowe saw his name on the chopping block and was left unemployed. It rattled the sportswriter community primarily because he is atop the field of discussing professional basketball at a Mensa level.

For last few months, Lowe laid low, and made the rare appearance on his Instagram page.

Everything changed this past Sunday — as the rumored revival between Lowe and Grantland creator Bill Simmons became a reality. On Simmons’ Sunday night podcast, he announced that Lowe would be joining The Ringer/Spotify as a primary basketball personality. The plan is to utilize him in numerous ways — and likely for Lowe in a way which enables him to stay on the East Coast with his family.

The Zach Lowe Show has already been created, and a short snippet introducing him to the network has been released on Spotify. A gleeful Lowe appears ready to drop his thoughtful takes which millions have grown to love and appreciate at an exceptionally high clip.

Lowe’s arrival at The Ringer continues to cement a general trend where hard-hitting journalism appears more so within the podcast space, whereas television analysis is rooted in short clips, shock statements, and truncated discussions.