ESPN's senior NFL insider reportedly is a candidate to succeed Wojnarowski as the network's NBA insider in a dual role.

ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan is a top candidate for the job, along with Charania, according to a new report from The Athletic on Saturday. The report cited six sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The report about top candidates to replace Wojnarowski follows news this week that ESPN laid off NBA writer Zach Lowe.

The sports world was stunned when longtime NBA expert and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski announced his retirement from the news industry. In turn, he became the general manager at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, in a surprising twist. Immediately, plenty of names emerged as potential replacements, including Jake Fischer and Shams Charania.

Jeff Passan, ESPN’s top MLB insider, has emerged as a candidate to switch over and become the network’s top NBA insider, according to The Athletic. He joined ESPN in 2019 after working for Yahoo Sports and makes around $1 million per year, per the report.

Since the sudden departure of ESPN's NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the big question is who will replace him?

Bill Simmons poked fun at ESPN’s Adam Schefter for his emotional send-off for Adrian Wojnarowski this week. Schefter, on Wednesday’s “NBA Today,” waxed poetic about Wojnarowski’s decision to walk away from his job as ESPN’s NBA insider and $20 million to spend more time with his family.

Jeff Passan has emerged as a candidate, along with The Athletic's Shams Charania, to switch sports and replace Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN.

Following ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski's departure from the company to take over as the general manager of St. Bonaventure's men's basketball program,

NFL insider Adam Schefter may someday soon be known as more than the top NFL insider. Perhaps he can be the top NBA insider, too. Per Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports, who has been all over the Adrian Wojnarowski replacement news,