Another new era of New York Knicks basketball begins Wednesday night when veteran coach Mike Brown makes his New York coaching debut against former Knicks assistant Kenny Atkinson and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brown spent the last two-and-a-half seasons with the Sacramento Kings, practically resurrecting the franchise in his first head coaching job in nearly a decade. He was fired last season and replaced with assistant Doug Christie, and Brown was hired to replace Tom Thibodeau in New York over the summer.
This despite Thibodeau leading the Knicks to their first Conference Finals in 25 years and making them regular playoff contenders again.