New York Knicks coach Mike Brown finally has a top assistant for his new staff. Charlotte Hornets assistant Chris Jent is finalizing an agreement to become Brown's associate head coach, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.
Jent, fresh off winning the NBA Summer League championship by coaching the Hornets to a 6-0 record, joins Brown's staff after one season as an assistant with Charles Lee in Charlotte. He has been an NBA assistant coach with eight teams over 17 seasons, mixing in stints as a head coach for the D-League's Bakersfield Jam and an assistant with Ohio State, his alma mater.