The New York Knicks no longer have a vacancy for their head coaching job, hiring Mike Brown after nearly a month of looking for a candidate. Brown, 55, has coac

Brown is being hired to replace Tom Thibodeaux, who was fired after the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. He was chosen from a pool of candidates that featured former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, New Orleans Pelicans association head coach James Borrego and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori.

Mike Brown's hiring could help the New York Knicks land this Los Angeles Lakers superstar in an offseason blockbuster trade.