New York – new York Knicks Mike Brown is hired on Monday, two -time NBA after coach of the year Firing Tom Thibodo,
“After a complete and comprehensive discovery process, we are pleased to declare Mike Brown as the head coach of New York Nix,” Nix President Leon Rose said in a statement. “Mike has given coaching in the biggest stages in our game and brings the championship lineage in our organization.
“His experience leading the bench during the NBA final, his ability to win and develop four titles as an assistant coach will help us to help us to bring a championship to our fans in New York.”
Naxalite Brown offered a job last week And on Monday announced that he would handle the team reaching the final of the Eastern Conference in the last season for the first time in 25 years.
Despite this, he decided to fire Thibodo and finally chose Brown, which was not out of work for a long time after being fired. Sakramanto kings During the last season.
Brown led Kings to Postsen in 2023 – his first appearance since 2006 – and the year coach was voted. He also won the award in Cleveland, where he led Cavelers In the 2007 NBA final.
He was a four -time champion as the top assistant Golden State And San Antonio Under Steve Kerr and Greg Popovich. He has coached a superstar array in three decades with Warriors, Spurs, Caviliers in three decades in NBA, Los Angeles Lakers And the king.
Brown has coached Stephen Curry, Dramond Green And Kel ThompsonTim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker; Lebron JamesCobe Bryant and Pau Gasol; And Deeron fox And Damenus Sabonis,
He was fired by the Kings after the beginning of 13–18 in December in December, yet in 2023 the franchise was taken to his first playoff berth in 16 season-Kings had committed top-rated crimes in NBA by breaking the longest drought in NBA history.
Brown, who holds a combined record of 454-304 as head coach with Cavaliers, Lux and Kings, won its first NBA Coach of the Year in 2009 with Cleveland. He won the award again in 2023 with Sacramento.
Nicks has not reached the NBA final since 1999 and has not won the NBA title since 1973.
ESPN’s Shams Charania and Associated Press contributed to the report.
