Eventually, the Knicks went with a more traditional route and chose Mike Brown as their next coach. Brown won Coach of the Year with the Sacramento Kings in 2023 and could help take New York to the next level.

The veteran NBA coach and former leader of the Lakers would replace Tom Thibodeau, who was fired last month despite leading the Knicks to the conference finals.

The Athletic insider James Edwards III explained why the Knicks zeroed in on Brown to be the team's new head coach. "The Knicks, per league sources, went into the interview process knowing that Brown was going to be a top candidate.