Olivier Sedra

Olivier Sedra is a public address announcer for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He was the public address announcer for the 2016 NBA Finals champions Cleveland Cavaliers. His style of announcing is a combination of Lawrence Tanter of the Los Angeles Lakers and his hero, Montreal Canadiens public address announcer Michel Lacroix. Because of this combination, he is believed to be the best public address announcer today in all of sports. He is known for his baritone voice and precise yet exciting announcements.

Sedra, who replaced Ronnie "Slam" Duncan after the 2005-06 NBA season, made his debut as the Quicken Loans Arena voice for Cavs games on October 31, 2006. He is known for his distinctive deep baritone voice. He was selected to announce basketball games for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as well as the 2017 All-Star game practices in New Orleans.

When Sedra was the announcer in Cleveland, pregame introductions were handled by the Cavs' "hypeman", Ahmaad Crump, who also served as one of the in-arena hosts at Quicken Loans Arena alongside Nicole Marcellino.

Facts

  • Olivier Sedra is a native of Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  • Olivier Sedra speaks French and English fluently.
  • Olivier Sedra was selected by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to be the voice for the basketball venue at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
  • While he was in Cleveland, Olivier Sedra was also the in-arena host for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League.
Preceded by
Ronnie "Slam" Duncan		 Cleveland Cavaliers Public Address Announcer
2006-2017		 Succeeded by
Sean Peebles
Preceded by
David Diamante		 Brooklyn Nets Public Address Announcer
2017-Present		 Succeeded by
Current
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