Sources: Knicks set for talks with Brown, Jenkins

The New York Knicks are readying to conscionable with erstwhile Sacramento Kings manager Mike Brown and erstwhile Memphis Grizzlies manager Taylor Jenkins adjacent week for their caput coaching job, sources told ESPN connected Saturday.

The meetings volition people the archetypal signifier of ceremonial interviews for the Knicks job, and much could come. Brown interviewed for the Knicks occupation successful 2020 and made a beardown content earlier New York hired Tom Thibodeau.

Several teams earlier this week rebuffed the Knicks successful their head-coaching search, including the Dallas Mavericks, who rejected the Knicks' petition to talk with Jason Kidd connected Wednesday, sources told ESPN.

Kidd joined the Houston Rockets' Ime Udoka and the Minnesota Timberwolves' Chris Finch arsenic coaches whose teams denied support to interrogation with New York, sources confirmed. SNY archetypal reported the Rockets' denial of the Knicks' request, and podcast big Mike Francesa archetypal reported the Wolves giving their refusal.

In addition, the Knicks asked to talk with Atlanta Hawks caput manager Quin Snyder but were firmly denied, sources told ESPN. Snyder completed his 3rd play successful Atlanta.

The Knicks are searching for a caller caput manager aft firing Thibodeau past week successful a astonishing determination aft helium led the squad to the Eastern Conference finals for the archetypal clip successful 25 years.