The Knicks pursued Pacers assistant Mike Weinar for that spot, according to SNY, before he opted to stay with the NBA finalists under head coach Rick Carlisle. That came after the Knicks already had failed to land assistants like the Timberwolves’ Pablo Prigioni, the Mavericks’ Jay Triano or the Pelicans’ James Borrego.

The New York Knicks have retooled their coaching staff after last season’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals, hiring former two-time Coach of the Year Mike Brown to replace Tom Thibodeau.

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown is entering his first season with the team, but before the year starts, he needs to get to know the players he will be working with.

Mike Brown, left, and assistant coach Jordi Fernandez, then with the Sacramento Kings, on Feb. 26, 2024. Credit: Getty Images/Ezra Shaw

"James had led the movement for his dismissal for more than two years" - Adrian Wojnarowski details how LeBron James got Mike Brown fired originally appeared on Basketball Network.

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