Fresh off the franchise’s best season in a quarter century, the Knicks promptly opted to blow up the leadership by firing coach Tom Thibodeau, who’d brought them to the Eastern Conference Finals. But they kept the roster’s key pieces intact and added the sort of bench depth that Thibodeau never had, creating an opportunity for new coach Mike Brown to take them to another level.
The Knicks enter training camp with none of the injury woes that have befallen many of their competitors. Instead, the biggest challenge for Brown is to live up to the lofty expectations the Knicks carry into this season. But it’s not as simple as rolling out the ball. Even with a deep, talented and healthy roster, the Knicks enter the season with a number of questions Brown and the front office will have to a