ESPN announced Wednesday that NBA Today host Malika Andrews will be hosting the network’s 2022 NBA draft on Thursday, June 23.
Andrews will become the first woman to host the event, which takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
This will be the first time the 27-year-old has hosted the draft, though Andrews did host the NBA draft lottery for ESPN this week. Andrews made her first NBA draft appearance in 2020 as a telecast reporter.
“I am so excited to be the host of the 2022 NBA draft,” Andrews said, via ESPN PR’s Twitter video.