Knicks reportedly add former Mike Brown assistant to coaching staff

The New York Knicks took weeks to find their caller coach, but they’re wasting nary clip making additions to Mike Brown’s staff.

After losing successful nan Eastern Conference Finals, nan Knicks became 1 of nan astir intriguing teams successful nan league, pinch nan franchise firing Tom Thibodeau. A lengthy coaching hunt followed, and nan Knicks yet settled connected Brown aft striking retired connected a number of sitting caput coaches.

Brown has already brought a caller power to nan Knicks and could beryllium nan quality for nan Knicks arsenic they prosecute an NBA title adjacent season. While he already has a contending roster to coach, adding immoderate respected voices connected nan chair tin besides beryllium helpful.

Although nan Knicks person been denied support to speak to immoderate assistants astir nan league, they person astatine slightest landed connected 1 of nan coaches who will beryllium connected Brown’s staff. On Sunday, The Athletic’s Fred Katz reported that erstwhile Sacramento Kings adjunct coach Riccardo Fois is joining nan Knicks.

Fois spent past play pinch nan Kings, pinch Brown adding him to nan unit earlier his firing successful Sacramento midseason. Before going to nan Kings, Fois had spent nan erstwhile 3 years arsenic an adjunct astatine Arizona and was a subordinate improvement coach for nan Phoenix Suns from 2019-21. Fois is besides an adjunct for nan Italian men’s nationalist hoops team. 

With Fois joining Brown’s staff, nan Knicks are 1 measurement person to having a complete squad for adjacent season. It mightiness not look for illustration a large move, but if Fois tin beryllium a affirmative for nan Knicks, he mightiness beryllium capable to push nan correct buttons and get New York complete nan hump.