NBA rumors: Knicks expected to hire Mike Brown as Tom Thibodeau replacement originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Mike Brown is set for a fresh start.
The New York Knicks are expected to hire the former Kings head coach to replace Tom Thibodeau, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
The move comes two days after it was reported that Brown had emerged as a “strong candidate” for the head coaching vacancy in New York, who fired Thibodeau on June 3 after the Knicks were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
Brown, the unanimous NBA Coach of the Year in 2022-23 after helping Sacramento end the longest playoff drought in league history, was fired in late December after suffering a winless five-game homestand at Golden 1 Center.
Brown was replaced by then-intern Doug Christie, who guided Sacramento to a 27-24 record and the Western Conference’s No. 9 seed. In late April, the Kings announced Christie as the franchise’s head coach.
Brown, who signed a multiyear contract extension with Sacramento five months before getting fired, is 454-304 in 11 seasons as an NBA head coach.
The 55-year-old now is tasked with leading a highly talented Knicks squad on another deep NBA playoffs run.
An exciting coaching chapter awaits Brown in the Big Apple.
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NBA rumors: Knicks expected to hire Mike Brown as Tom Thibodeau replacement
Mike Brown is set for a fresh start.
The New York Knicks are expected to hire the former Kings head coach to replace Tom Thibodeau, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
SIGN UP HERE The move comes two days after it was reported that Brown had emerged as a “strong candidate” for the head coaching vacancy in New York, who fired Thibodeau on June 3 after the Knicks were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
Brown, the unanimous NBA Coach of the Year in 2022-23 after helping Sacramento end the longest playoff drought in league history, was fired in late December after suffering a winless five-game homestand at Golden 1 Center.
Brown was replaced by then-intern Doug Christie, who guided Sacramento to a 27-24 record and the Western Conference’s No. 9 seed. In late April, the Kings announced Christie as the franchise’s head coach.
Brown, who signed a multiyear contract extension with Sacramento five months before getting fired, is 454-304 in 11 seasons as an NBA head coach.
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The 55-year-old now is tasked with leading a highly talented Knicks squad on another deep NBA playoffs run.
An exciting coaching chapter awaits Brown in the Big Apple.
