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    Knicks Mailbag: Who will Mike Brown bring in to fill out his staff?

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    Latest buzz on Knicks' head coach search: Mike Brown to get second interview
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    It's another edition of Knicks' Mailbag with SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley ready to answer your questions surrounding the Knicks. Let's get started.


    What are the plans at back-up point guard when Brunson sits? Will it be by committee with McBride, Hart, and Clarkson handling the ball? Do you think Kolek is ready for a consistent role off the bench or is he going to ride the pine again this year? – @ctorres04

    Based on the moves they’ve made so far, it looks like Tyler Kolek will be outside of the Knicks’ rotation to start the season. 

    New York already has a nine-man rotation: Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mitchell Robinson, Josh Hart, Jordan Clarkson, Guerschon Yabusele, Miles McBride. 

    Unless head coach Mike Brown wants to play 10 every night, there doesn’t seem to be a rotation spot for Kolek at the moment. 

    Also, the Knicks have enough money for one veteran minimum contract and one rookie contract before they reach the second apron. They have been in touch with players who can fill a backup guard role in free agency. So if they add a backup guard with that final roster spot, it would potentially clog a pathway for Kolek. 

    Who might the Knicks sign with that veteran’s minimum deal? They have continued to touch base with Ben Simmons during the free agency period. I’m sure they have touched base with other vets as well. Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook are among the lead guards still on the market. Teams are wondering if Washington will agree to a buyout with veteran guard Marcus Smart. For what it’s worth, the Knicks don’t seem to be exclusively focused on ball-handling guards with that last spot. New York still sees Landry Shamet as a possibility and Shamet remains open to returning to New York.  

    What’s Brown’s plan to have Brunson do less without sacrificing offensive efficiency? – @ShemiRock

    A great question. Brown didn’t delve into specifics during his introductory press conference this week. But we know that Brown viewed James Borrego as a target for the top assistant spot on his staff. Borrego isn’t available (he will remain in New Orleans), but Brown’s interest in Borrego suggests he is open to an offense that’s well-spaced and features a high level of ball and player movement. 

    If the Knicks go this way on offense, it’s logical to think that Brunson will have the ball in isolation a little less often. It’s worth noting that Hart, Bridges and others handled the ball at times last season when Brunson was on the floor. Maybe you see Brunson off the ball more regularly under Brown. Or maybe the ball/player movement organically leads to less of a workload for Brunson. Either way, it’s an interesting topic to monitor early in Brown’s Knick tenure. 

    Presumably Mike Brown has his "guys". Assistants he coached with when he was an assistant and his assistants when he was a HC. I know 2 of his Sac assistants are now HCs but, whether it's the lead assistant or otherwise, isn't it very common to have your guys on your staff? – @CAPTAINPEARLNYK

    It is common to have your ‘guys’ on your coaching staff. Brown will make at least one significant addition to his staff when he adds an associate head coach. I still expect that there will be holdovers from last year on Brown’s staff (Rick Brunson, Mark Bryant, Maurice Cheeks and Darren Erman). But Brown was told during the interview process that he’d have full autonomy to hire his own staff. Of course, it’s naïve to think that he would include all four coaches if he had a blank slate to work with.

    But if the coaches mentioned above are on his staff, it will be because he ultimately chose to keep them.

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