The Knicks are anticipated to rent Mike Brown as their new head coach, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. NBA insider Chris Haynes confirms Brown has been offered the job and says the 2 sides are working “expeditiously” on finalizing the phrases of a contract.
Brown, who started his teaching profession as an assistant with the Wizards, Spurs and Pacers, has since held head teaching positions with the Cavaliers (twice), Lakers and Kings, in addition to spending six years on the Warriors’ employees as Steve Kerr‘s prime assistant.
He holds a profession common season file of 454-304 (.599), with a 50-40 (.556) mark within the postseason.
A Coach of the 12 months in Cleveland in 2009 and once more in Sacramento in 2023, Brown helped the Kings snap a 16-year playoff drought two seasons in the past, however after the workforce missed the playoffs in 2024 and bought off to a gradual begin this previous fall, he was let go and changed with Doug Christie.
The Knicks’ determination to rent Brown caps off an eventful head teaching search that started with the workforce requesting permission to talk to a number of coaches already beneath contract with groups. The Mavericks (Jason Kidd), Timberwolves (Chris Finch), Rockets (Ime Udoka), Hawks (Quin Snyder), and Bulls (Billy Donovan) all declined the Knicks’ requests, prompting the membership to show to candidates who didn’t at present maintain head teaching jobs.
Brown was certainly one of a minimum of 4 candidates interviewed by the Knicks, together with Taylor Jenkins, James Borrego and Micah Nori. The workforce additionally reached out to South Carolina’s Dawn Staley to debate the job, although it doesn’t sound as if she had a proper interview.
Brown had a second interview that included workforce proprietor James Dolan on Tuesday, with reporting later in the day indicating he was the frontrunner for the job. He was the one candidate confirmed to get a second assembly.
In his new function, Brown shall be tasked with serving to a Knicks workforce that superior to the convention finals this spring make it over the hump and win its first championship since 1973. He’ll take over a roster headlined by All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.
