This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks as Mike Brown Will Improve Knicks Offense. The New York Knicks are hoping to get better with new head coach Mike Brown leading the way. Brown should provide a fresh perspective compared to Tom Thibodeau, who was fired last month after five seasons with the team.

Mike Brown’s deal to take over as New York Knicks head coach will be worth $40 million over four years, as first reported by SNY’s Ian Begley. Reports emerged on Wednesday that the 55-year-old would be coming on to replace Tom Thibodeau,

The details of Mike Brown’s Knicks contract are coming into focus. Brown, 55, inked a four-year deal worth $40 million to serve as the replacement for the fired Tom Thibodeau, according to SNY . The Knicks decided on Brown as their new coach earlier this week after a monthlong coaching search,