Overview

• The Knicks officially hired Mike Brown on July 7 after conducting interviews with both active NBA coaches and top assistants.
• Brown enters Madison Square Garden as a two-time NBA Coach of the Year with a 454-304 head coaching record and four titles earned as an assistant.
• New York bolstered its second unit by signing forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson to multi-year deals.
• According to SNY’s Ian Begley, the front office has been in touch with multiple backup-guard candidates, including Dante Exum and Ben Simmons.
• Brown has pledged to increase the team’s offensive tempo to complement the core led by All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson and All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns.