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 York Knicks hired Mike Brown as their head coach. After Tom Thibodeau’s departure, the team desperately searched for someone to lead them to the title. Now, Brown is on his way to follow his duty.

Mike Brown is expected to hire a new associate head coach, the Post has learned, a move that will change the dynamics at the front of the Knicks bench by giving Rick Brunson a lesser role.