Shams Charania has signed a blockbuster deal to become the new Senior NBA Insider at ESPN, and his predecessor - and mentor - Adrian Wojnarowski sent a message of encouragement to his former rival

Former ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski sure knows how to pass the torch. Wojnarowski had nothing but praise for his longtime media rival, Shams Charania after news broke that Charania would replace Wojnarowski as ESPN’s new senior NBA insider.

Shams Charania is taking his talents to Bristol. The NBA news-breaker has finalized a deal to go to ESPN, The Post has learned. Charania, 30, replaces his former mentor-turned-rival Adrian

After Shams Charania assumed his former post as ESPN's Senior NBA Insider on Monday, recently retired reporter Adrian Wojnarowski offered nothing but well wishes for his perceived longtime rival while also praising his former colleagues at the "worldwide leader in sports."

Charania replaces his former mentor Adrian Wojnarowski, who recently retired, as the network’s top NBA newsbreaker.

ESPN has hired The Athletic‘s senior NBA Insider Shams Charania for the same role at the worldwide sports network. Fittingly, Charania broke the news himself on X on Monday, the move coming after longtime ESPN lead NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski said last month he was exiting the network to become general manager of the men’s

Shams Charania talked to CNBC about joining ESPN to replace rival and former mentor Adrian Wojnarowski, aka Woj, as the network's NBA insider.