Five-year head coach Tom Thibodeau was let go earlier this summer, on the heels of the Knicks' first Eastern Conference Finals berth in 2000, a matchup with the Indiana Pacers. Rose pivoted, inking the more player-friendly head coach Mike Brown and signing veteran free agents Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson.

The Knicks have made the first hire of the Mike Brown coaching era, adding player development coach Riccardo Fois, reports Fred Katz of the Athletic (via X ). Katz adds that Fois is currently in Las Vegas with the Knicks as they watch their summer league squad compete.