Brown has had a relatively unusual head coaching career. Rather than starting out with a young team and growing slowly, he was thrown into the fire as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers right as LeBron James began to grow into a superstar.

The New York Knicks are reportedly "finalizing" terms with a new head coach as a replacement for Tom Thibodeau.

Sports' Lorenzo Reyes breaks down the Knicks decision to bring in Mike Brown as their next head coach.