Knicks expected to hire Mike Brown as next head coach: Reports

The New York Knicks are set to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as their head coach, according to multiple reports

The New York Knicks are set to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as their head coach, according to multiple reports.

Brown, 55, was most recently head coach of the Sacramento Kings. The Kings hired Brown in 2022, and he led the team to back-to-back winning seasons before he was fired in December after a 13-18 start.

Brown will have big shoes to fill in New York.

The Knicks finished 51-31 under Tom Thibodeau in 2025, their best regular season win total since 2013. In the playoffs, New York made it to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

Since 2000, Thibodeau is the only head coach who has led New York for more than 300 regular season games. He also led the Knicks to more playoff wins than all the coaches from 2001 to 2020 combined.