The 55-year-old technician will succeed Tom Thibodeau, licensed after the defeat of New Yorkers against Indiana in the conference final (4-2).
The New York Knicks would have agreed with Mike Brown, twice a coach of the year in the NBA, to become the new franchise coach according to ESPN. The 55 -year -old technician has been free since his dismissal by the Sacramento Kings last December after more than two seasons. He previously trained Cleveland horsemen (2005-2010) and Los Angeles Lakers (2011-2012) and displays a 454 victories for 304 defeats.
Brown would replace Tom Thibodeau, who was dismissed a month ago after leading the Knicks in the conference of the conference is for the first time in 25 years. The franchise would have led a second interview with Brown on Tuesday and also considered the former coach of the Charlotte Hornets, James Borrego, and the deputy coach of Minnesota Timberwolves Micah Nori.
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Before that, the Knicks had already tried to recruit Jason Kidd of Dallas Mavericks, Chris Finch of Minnesota Timberwolves and Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets, without success. They also attempted the former coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, Taylor Jenkins, as well as Dawn Staley, who won three NCAA titles, the American university league.
Brown won four NBA titles as an assistant coach of San Antonio (2003) and the Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018 and 2022). He led the horsemen to the 2006-2007 NBA final, where they were swept by the Spurs.
