Sources: Knicks expected to hire Mike Brown as next head coach

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The New York Knicks are expected to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as the franchise's next head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

Knicks president Leon Rose underwent a thorough process since the firing of Tom Thibdoeau a month ago. The Knicks requested permission for five NBA head coaches and were denied, then interviewed several available coaches and went through multi-round stages with candidates.

Brown is a four-time champion as a top assistant in Golden State and San Antonio under Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich and has coached an array of superstars across three decades coaching in the NBA with the Warriors, Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles…