Welcome to the Mike Brown Era

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It took nearly a month, but the Knicks have hired a new head coach after dismissing Tom Thibodeau following the Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Indiana Pacers. After inquiring about the availability of multiple current head coaches and interviews with former coaches and assistants, the Knicks have landed on Mike Brown as the team’s 32^nd head coach.

Brown comes to New York with an impressive resume. He was an assistant for 13 years with the Spurs, Pacers, and Warriors. He has been a head coach for 11 seasons, most notably with the Cavaliers during the first LeBron era and most recently with the Sacramento Kings, where he took them to the playoffs for the first time in sixteen years. Let’s explore what this hire means for the Knicks and what we should expect from them in the Mike Brown era.