The New York Knicks made arguably one of the biggest moves of the offseason when they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau despite coming off a season in which he guided the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 1999-00 season.

The move signaled that the organization didn’t feel that the style of basketball Thibodeau was playing could lead the Knicks to a title. The front office believed that a wholesale change in philosophy and approach was needed to maximize the considerable talent on the roster, and so one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference headed into the 2025-2026 season with a chance to be a drastically different team under new head coach Mike Brown.

“Things are never going to be the same, obviously,” said Knicks All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson after

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