When the Celtics and NBC Sports Boston were seeking a play-by-play voice before last season to split time with and eventually succeed beloved longtime voice Mike Gorman, analyst Brian Scalabrine auditioned with, by his estimate, a dozen broadcasters.
He knew within five minutes that Drew Carter should be the choice.
“The chemistry just clicked right away,’’ said Scalabrine, who is now in his 11th season as a full-timer on Celtics broadcasts. “That’s not to take away from others who auditioned. But I knew Drew was the right guy almost immediately.”
“It’s nice of Scal to say that,” said Carter in a separate conversation, “because we met about two minutes before we did our audition.