NBA coaching carousel: Pros, cons, what's next for every open job

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The 2025 NBA coaching carousel is complete, as ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that the New York Knicks are expected to hire former Coach of the Year Mike Brown, who takes over for the fired Tom Thibodeau.

Thibodeau led the franchise to its best stretch of success since the 1990s -- winning at least one playoff series in three straight seasons and advancing to the conference finals to culminate his five-year run with the team he grew up rooting for -- was not enough for him to get a chance to end New York's 26-year Finals drought and 52-year championship drought next season.

Now, Brown, who was fired by the Sacramento Kings amid a losing streak in late December, will…