This includes is a list of NBA on ABC commentators, sideline reporters, and analysts, through the years. The list covers current and former personnel, and their job function. In addition to the English-language broadcasts, ABC also has Spanish-language broadcasts on SAP using ESPN Deportes audio that began in 2015.
| Day | Date | Teams | Game | Time (EST) | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| Sun | 3/28/65 | 76ers @ Royals[1] | Game 3 | 2 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | Bob Cousy |
| 4/4/65 | 76ers @ Celtics | Game 1 | ||||
| 4/11/65 | 76ers @ Celtics | Game 5 | ||||
| 4/18/65 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 1 | Bob Cousy[2] and Wilt Chamberlain | |||
| 4/25/65 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 5 | Bob Cousy[3] | |||
| 3/27/66 | Royals @ Celtics | Game 3 | ||||
| 4/3/66 | Celtics @ 76ers | Game 1 | ||||
| 4/10/66 | 76ers @ Celtics | Game 4 | ||||
| 4/17/66 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 1 | Merle Harmon | |||
| 4/24/66 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 5 | Chris Schenkel | |||
| 3/26/67 | Lakers @ Warriors | Game 3 | Curt Gowdy | Jack Twyman | ||
| 4/2/67 | 76ers @ Celtics | Game 2 | Chet Forte | John Kerr | ||
| 4/9/67 | 76ers @ Celtics | Game 4[4] | Chuck Howard | |||
| 4/16/67 | Warriors @ 76ers | Game 2 | Bill Flemming | Jack Twyman | ||
| 4/23/67 | Warriors @ 76ers | Game 5 | Chris Schenkel | |||
| 3/24/68 | Pistons @ Celtics | Game 1 | ||||
| 3/31/68 | Knicks @ 76ers | Game 5 | ||||
| 4/14/68 | 76ers @ Celtics | Game 4 | Jerry Gross | |||
| 4/21/68 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 1 | ||||
| 3/30/69 | Knicks @ Bullets | Game 3 | Chris Schenkel | |||
| 4/6/69 | Celtics @ Knicks | Game 1 | ||||
| 4/13/69 | Knicks @ Celtics | Game 4 | Jim Gordon | |||
| 4/20/69 | Hawks @ Lakers | Game 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Jerry Gross | ||
| 4/27/69 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 3 | 2 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman | |
| Sat | 5/3/69 | Lakers @ Celtics | Game 6 | 5 p.m. | ||
| Mon | 5/5/69 | Celtics @ Lakers | Game 7 | 10 p.m. | ||
| Sun | 4/5/70 | Knicks @ Bullets | ||||
| Suns @ Lakers | ||||||
| Sun | 4/12/70 | Lakers @ Hawks | ||||
| Fri | 5/1/70 | Knicks @ Lakers | Game 4 | 8 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
| 5/8/70 | Lakers @ Knicks | Game 7 | ||||
| Sun | 3/28/71 | 76ers @ Bullets | Game 3 | 2 p.m. (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
| Lakers @ Bulls | Keith Jackson | Jerry West | ||||
| Sun | 4/4/71 | 76ers @ Bullets | Game 7 | 2 p.m. (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
| Lakers @ Bulls | Game 6 | Keith Jackson | Jerry West | |||
| Fri | 4/9/71 | Lakers @ Bucks | Game 1 | 9 pm | ||
| Sun | 4/11/71 | Knicks @ Bullets | Game 3 | 2 pm | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
| Fri | 4/16/71 | Bullets @ Knicks | Game 5 | 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Sun | 4/18/71 | Knicks @ Bullets | Game 6 | 2 p.m. (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
| Lakers @ Bucks | Game 5 | Keith Jackson | Jerry West | |||
| Mon | 4/19/71 | Bullets @ Knicks | Game 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
| Wed | 4/21/71 | Bullets @ Bucks | Game 1 | 9 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | |
| Sun | 4/25/71 | Bucks @ Bullets | Game 2 | 2 p.m. | Keith Jackson | |
| Wed | 4/28/71 | Bullets @ Bucks | Game 3 | 9 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | |
| Fri | 4/30/71 | Bucks @ Bullets | Game 4 | 8:30 p.m. | ||
| Sun | 4/2/72 | Lakers @ Bulls | Game 3 | 2 p.m. | Bill Russell | |
| 4/9/72 | Knicks @ Bullets | Game 5 | ||||
| Bucks @ Lakers | Game 1 | 4:30 p.m. | Keith Jackson | |||
| Wed | 4/12/72 | Bucks @ Lakers | Game 2 | 10 p.m. | Bill Russell | |
| Thu | 4/13/72 | Knicks @ Celtics | Game 1 | 7:30 p.m. | ||
| Fri | 4/14/72 | Lakers @ Bucks | Game 3 | 9 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | Bill Russell |
| Sun | 4/16/72 | Celtics @ Knicks | Game 2 | 2 p.m. | ||
| Lakers @ Bucks | Game 4 | 5 p.m. | Keith Jackson | Bill Russell | ||
| Tue | 4/18/72 | Bucks @ Lakers | Game 5 | 10 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | |
| Fri | 4/21/72 | Celtics @ Knicks | Game 4 | 8 p.m. | Keith Jackson | |
| Sat | 4/22/72 | Lakers @ Bucks | Game 6 | 4:30 pm | ||
| Sun | 4/23/72 | Knicks @ Celtics, | Game 5 | 1 p.m. | ||
| Wed | 4/26/72 | Knicks @ Lakers | Game 1 | 10 p.m. | ||
| Sun | 4/30/72 | Knicks @ Lakers | Game 2 | 4:30 p.m. | ||
| Wed | 5/3/72 | Lakers @ Knicks | Game 3 | 8:30 p.m. | ||
| Fri | 5/5/72 | Lakers @ Knicks | Game 4 | |||
| Sun | 5/7/72 | Knicks @ Lakers | Game 5[5][6] | 10 p.m. | ||
| 4/1/73 | Bullets @ Knicks | Game 2 | 2 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | ||
| 4/8/73 | Bullets @ Knicks | Game 5 | ||||
| 4/8/73 | Lakers @ Bulls | Game 4 | 4:15 p.m. | Keith Jackson | ||
| Fri | 4/13/73 | Lakers @ Bulls | Game 6 | 8:30 p.m. | Bill Russell | |
| Sun | 4/15/73 | Knicks @ Celtics | Game 1 | 2 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | |
| Fri | 4/20/73 | Knicks @ Celtics | Game 3 | 8 p.m. | Keith Jackson | |
| Sun | 4/22/73 | Celtics @ Knicks | Game 4[7] | 2 p.m. | ||
| Wed | 4/25/73 | Knicks @ Celtics | Game 5 | 8 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | |
| Fri | 4/27/73 | Celtics @ Knicks | Game 6 | 9 p.m. | Keith Jackson | |
| Sun | 4/29/73 | Knicks @ Celtics | Game 7 | 2 p.m. | ||
| Thu | 5/3/73 | Knicks @ Lakers | Game 2 | 10:30 pm | ||
| Sun | 5/6/73 | Lakers @ Knicks | Game 3 | 2 p.m. | Chris Schenkel | |
| Tue | 5/8/73 | Lakers @ Knicks | Game 4 | 8:30 p.m. | Keith Jackson | |
| Thu | 5/10/73 | Knicks @ Lakers | Game 5 | 10:30 p.m. |
Since 2015, games are available in Spanish on SAP using ESPN Deportes audio. Until 2014, the games had a Spanish version on SAP with different commentators from the ESPN Deportes telecast.[8]
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