NEW YORK — The New York Knicks employed Mike Brown on Monday, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Yr after firing Tom Thibodeau.
“After an intensive and intensive search course of, we’re happy to announce Mike Brown as the top coach of the New York Knicks,” Knicks president Leon Rose stated in an announcement. “Mike has coached on the largest phases in our sport and brings championship pedigree to our group.
“His expertise main the bench through the NBA Finals, profitable 4 titles as an assistant coach, and his capacity to develop and develop gamers will all assist us as we purpose to carry a championship to New York for our followers.”
The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and introduced Monday that he can be taking on the staff that reached the Japanese Convention finals final season for the primary time in 25 years.
They determined to fireside Thibodeau regardless of that and finally picked Brown, who wasn’t out of labor lengthy after getting fired by the Sacramento Kings throughout final season.
Brown had led the Kings to the postseason in 2023 — their first look since 2006 — and was voted the Coach of the Yr. He additionally received the award in Cleveland, the place he led the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals.
He was a four-time champion as a high assistant in Golden State and San Antonio beneath Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich. He has coached an array of superstars throughout three many years within the NBA with the Warriors, Spurs, Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Kings.
Brown has coached Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson; Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker; LeBron James; Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol; and De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis.
He was fired by the Kings in December after a 13-18 begin to the season, this regardless of having led the franchise to its first playoff berth in 16 seasons in 2023 — breaking the longest postseason drought in NBA historical past because the Kings had the top-rated offense within the NBA.
Brown, who has a mixed file of 454-304 as a head coach with the Cavaliers, Lakers and Kings, received his first NBA Coach of the Yr honor in 2009 with Cleveland. He received the award once more in 2023 with Sacramento.
The Knicks haven’t reached the NBA Finals since 1999 and have not received an NBA title since 1973.
ESPN’s Shams Charania and The Related Press contributed to this report.