Getty Mike Brown wins title after being Knicks’ sixth choice(
Mike Brown was not the New York Knicks’ first choice when they began searching for a new head coach last offseason. Less than a year later, he is the coach who helped deliver the franchise’s first NBA championship since 1973.
The Knicks closed out the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the 2026 NBA Finals, completing a dominant postseason run highlighted by Jalen Brunson’s Finals MVP performance and a historic comeback in Game 4. Brown, hired after the dismissal of Tom Thibodeau, guided New York through
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