Sarah Kustok’s unplanned journey to NBA analyst’s chair

As Sarah Kustok stares down history, she remembers the days not so long ago, when a career in sports television wasn’t even on her radar.

The former Division I basketball standout watched each old dream — finance, business and coaching — come and go, while a college side job in the ESPN production truck increasingly captivated her. Fast forward 13 years, YES Network on Friday announced Kustok as the Nets’ full-time color commentator, making her the only woman handling the analyst duties on her own for an NBA team this season.

“It’s funny, I’ll talk to so many people, whether it’s classes or young kids or aspiring broadcasters, and they’re like, ‘When I was in third grade, I knew this was…