Adrian Wojnarowski shocked the NBA world after he recently announced his retirement from reporting. The ESPN veteran will be the General Manager of the men’s basketball program at St. Bonaventure as he moves ahead in his illustrious career. However, the void that looms over the broadcasting network is finding a capable replacement. Well, there are quite a few candidates who could replace Adrian and his ‘Woj bombs’ including Shams Charania, Chris Haynes, and others. However, just recently, another candidate has joined the race.

Yahoo Sports Vet, Jake Fischer, revealed, “And… this was also my last podcast as a senior NBA reporter @YahooSports. Next week, we’ll run my final article. Stay tuned 👀” If anything, fans could not help but think of him joining ESPN soon. Keeping the real odds aside, Twitteratis have already begun welcoming Fischer to the network. “Welcome to ESPN, Jake!” exclaimed one of them. Not only that, but several others questioned whether this is indeed a move to ESPN.

As of now, Shams and Haynes are strong prospects to take over from Woj, considering them to be pending free agents, but this doesn’t overshadow other media veterans who are qualified for sending out ‘bombs’ on X. Some other veteran names also include Marc Stein, Bobby Marks, and Ramona Shelburne.

Nevertheless, Jake Fischer’s experiences incline similarly and it will be great to have the hoops insider on board. Jake joined Yahoo Sports as a senior writer back in 2022. He formerly also covered the sport for Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. Making a move to ESPN will definitely be a game-changer for both sides.

In the recent episode of Devine Intervention, Dan announced that it would be the final episode of the podcast. “I would’ve always made this show. I would’ve always made it this way, this tone, this style, and it exists in the world. We’ll be able to go back and see it!” he said. After which, Jake then dropped his departure news, too. Long-time insiders are now leaving their organizations, while others have their contracts on the verge of expiration. This also calls for fans to make their predictions.

Hoops community roots for Jake Fischer to replace Adrian Wojnarowski, netizens take the liberty to declare move

While fans are surprised to hear about Fischer’s departure from Yahoo Sports, they’d very much like to see him take over at ESPN. One of them, even hilariously termed Jake’s retirement news as “Fisch 💣” referring to former ‘Woj Bombs’. On the other hand, netizens questioned whether Jake was indeed making the jump, as several other veteran candidates seem to be in the race. It may be too early to predict, but then again, Fischer dropped his retirement news just hours after the last ‘Woj Bomb’.

“Salute. Jake making the jump?” questioned one of the fans. There is no doubt that ESPN needs a replacement, as the offseason is yet to come to an end. Even NBA players checked in on the former insider’s tweets to verify breaking news. While the network will take its time looking for a suitable candidate, fans and critics will make sure that the organization is aware of their favorites.

Some are even excited to have Fischer take over for Woj as one commented, “Are you taking over for Woj at ESPN Jake??!!!!! That would be amazing!”. Surely enough, Fischer will be the first one to report his next move, but as the fans suggest, they’d rather see him take over for Wojnarowski, and rightfully so. Jake has been in the game for a long time as an insider. He has expressed his experiences through podcasts and even a book he wrote on how Tanking has changed the league, ‘Built to Lose’.

One of the Twitteratis went on to congratulate ESPN on their new Insider saying, “ESPN have fun”. It will be interesting to see whether the global network considers Jake Fischer to be on board as the successor to Adrian Wojnarowski. At the end of the day, they’ve bid farewell to one of their gemstones, and replacing him won’t be easy. But with multiple candidates available, including fan favorites, the network need not worry about the popularity of their next Insider.

What are your thoughts on Jake Fischer possibly replacing Adrian Wojnarowski? Who do you think is a suitable candidate? Let us know in the comments.