New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown is entering his first season with the team, where he will be tasked with taking the franchise over the hump and into the N

The New York Knicks are expected to hire Mike Brown as the team’s next head coach, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. The hiring of Brown, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, concludes a nearly monthlong search in which the Knicks were denied permission to interview five current NBA head coaches.

Mike Brown will have a second meeting with the New York Knicks for their head coaching job and has emerged as a strong candidate, sources tell ESPN.