Here are four key differences the 55-year-old Brown brings that Rose, team owner Jim Dolan and the club's legion of fans are hoping can guide New York back to the promised land after 52 years of waiting.

In 2022, Mike Brown took over a team that had won 30 games the previous season with an offense that ranked No. 24 in the NBA. When training camp began, the Sacramento Kings ' new coach told them that they'd have five offensive staples: pace, floor spacing, quick decisions, paint touches and ball reversals.

Less than a month removed from the firing of Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks have reportedly found their next head coach. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Knicks are expected to land two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown who last coached the Sacramento Kings before the team