Overview

• Leon Rose highlighted Brown’s four NBA titles as an assistant and his track record developing players as the primary rationale for the hire.
• For depth beyond the starters, the Knicks signed Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson to veteran minimum deals that bolster a bench ranked last in production last season.
• League sources say New York has reached out to free-agent guards including Dante Exum and Ben Simmons as it seeks additional ball-handling options off the bench.
• Analysts project Brown will shift the team to a quicker, up-tempo offense to remedy the franchise’s historically slow pace of play.
• Tom Thibodeau departed after five seasons—marked by back-to-back 50-win campaigns and an Eastern Conference Finals berth—and he remains in good spirits after collecting a $30 million buyout, according to Derrick Rose.