Joining the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks won’t be finishing out the remainder of the 2019-20 season in Orlando. With an early jumpstart on the offseason, the Knicks can turn their attention to their current head coaching vacancy. New Knicks President Leon Rose will be in charge of finding a replacement for David Fizdale on the sidelines.
As the Knicks’ coaching carousel heats up, a bevy of names have surfaced as potential candidates, including Golden State’s associate head coach Mike Brown. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Knicks are interviewing Brown for their head coaching vacancy. Ian Begley of SNY confirmed The Athletic’s report.
Prior to joining Golden State, Brown has head coaching experience with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In eight seasons as a head coach, Brown has a 347-216 (.616%) record as a head coach. In 2009, Brown earned the NBA’s Coach of the Year honor. With LeBron James in his fourth season, Brown helped lead the Cavaliers to the Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in 2007.
Brown filled in as Golden State’s acting head coach when Steve Kerr missed time due to back issues. With Kerr out, Brown led the Warriors to a 12-0 run through the 2017 playoffs. Brown’s been apart of Golden State’s coaching staff for a pair of championships. Since 2015, Alvin Gentry and Luke Walton have left Kerr’s coaching staff for head coaching positions.
Brown joins a long list of reported candidates for the Knicks, including Tom Thibodeau, former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, Dallas assistant Jamahl Mosley, San Antonio assistants Becky Hammon and Will Hardy, 76ers assistant Ime Udoka and others.
