NBA: Mike Brown wasn't the first choice but Knicks got it right

SAN ANTONIO — Mike Brown didn’t seem to be the New York Knicks’ first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other candidates who held various jobs around the NBA. In the end, he clearly was the right choice. READ: NBA: Knicks eye title contention under new coach Mike Brown "It's surreal… I still can't believe it happened." MIKE BROWN. NBA CHAMPION HEAD COACH. pic.twitter.com/m5X2rc4S1B — NBA (@NBA) June 14, 2026 Brown is now a five-time NBA champion coach — four of those rings won […]... Keep on reading: NBA: Mike Brown wasn't the first choice but Knicks got it right