I n 2022, Mike Brown took over a team that had won 30 games the previous season with an offense that ranked No. 24 in the NBA. When training camp began, the Sacramento Kings ' new coach told them that they'd have five offensive staples: pace, floor spacing, quick decisions, paint touches and ball reversals.

A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks have offered their coaching job to Mike Brown and are working to finalize a deal with the two-time NBA Coach of the Year.

“Mike Brown is not an upgrade over Thibs,” Fox Sports Radio’s Jared Smith said. “Argue with me all you want, call me a dumbo, but he has been a head coach four times before and has been fired four times without winning a title.