Overview

• The Knicks interviewed former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins early in the week and met with veteran Mike Brown on Wednesday for their vacant head coaching position.
• New York was denied permission to speak with Dallas’s Jason Kidd and was rebuffed in requests to interview Ime Udoka, Chris Finch, Quin Snyder and Billy Donovan.
• Mike Brown brings nearly three decades of NBA coaching experience, highlighted by an Eastern Conference title with Cleveland in 2007 and ending Sacramento’s 16-year playoff drought.
• Taylor Jenkins compiled a 250-214 record over six seasons with Memphis, leading the Grizzlies to one playoff series victory before his midseason departure.
• The front office aims to complete its hire quickly to give the new coach time to plan for the 2025-26 season and the critical upcoming free agency period.