 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - NBA draft yakaparadzirwa paterevhizheni kubvira muna 1980, gore rimwe chetero iro NFL neNHL dzakaparadzira kana kuparadzira yavo. USA Network yakaparadzira dhizaini sechikamu chechibvumirano chayo neNBA kusvika muna 1984; kutanga muna 1985, TBS yakazviita sechikamu chepakeji yayo ye NBA paTBS. Kubva muna 1990 kusvika muna 2002, TNT yakatora chirongwa ichi sezvo zvimwe zvivakwa zveNBA zvakatamira kunetiweki NBA paTNT. Apo ESPN yakawana kodzero dzeNBA kubva kuNBC muna 2002, ESPN yakatanga kuparadzira chirongwa kutanga muna 2003 ne NBA paESPN, iyo inoramba ichiita nhasi. NBA TV yakabudisawo nhau dzayo pachayo kubva pakuuya pasi peTurner Sports kubvira 2008. 