The man tasked with getting the Knicks over the hump and back into the Finals for the first time since 1999 is Mike Brown. Brown is taking over for Tom Thibodeau, who was fired shortly after the Knicks' loss to the Pacers in the conference finals.

The new head coach of the New York Knicks is a familiar face to Sacramento Kings fans. Mike Brown was the Kings’ head coach as recently as December, when he was fired. “There’s always gonna be ebbs and flows in terms of how the hiring and firing process goes,

Mike Brown, who previously coached the Kings, Cavs and Lakers, takes over in New York after Tom Thibodeau's exit.