There are reasons Brown won out on a long and winding coaching search. First and foremost, he's a good coach. Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who led the LeBron-era Clev

“Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego, a Knicks target for a lead spot on Mike Brown ’s staff, will be staying in New Orleans, per league sources familiar with the matter,” reported Ian Begley of SNY on X, formerly Twitter.

The man tasked with getting the Knicks over the hump and back into the Finals for the first time since 1999 is Mike Brown. Brown is taking over for Tom Thibodeau, who was fired shortly after the Knicks' loss to the Pacers in the conference finals.