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Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Knicks Hire Mike Brown & LeBron Trade Rumors (w/ Fred Katz)

Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

SI NBA

Sports News, News, Basketball, Sports

4.72.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Chris Mannix is joined by Fred Katz of The Athletic to break down the Knicks finally hiring Mike Brown as their new head coach and if is coaching style will fit in with the James Dolan led organization and if a LeBron trade could actually happen with the teams very minor moves in free agency



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0:00.0

Now playing.

0:01.5

Open floor.

0:03.1

This is Open Floor.

0:05.3

Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it.

0:07.7

An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer.

0:11.5

I think it's time that the world get to know.

0:14.1

My guy Chris Manix.

0:15.4

I think your opinion is shared by everyone.

0:17.1

And now it begins.

0:18.3

Now it begins.

0:19.5

Back!

0:28.5

All right. We're back. And the New York Knicks have their next head coach.

0:39.5

The Knicks reportedly settling on Mike Brown, the former coach of the year, most recently in Sacramento, to take the reins of the team to try to guide them to that championship level that Leon Rose and company claimed that they were focused on

0:46.6

when they elected to let go of Tom Tibodeau. So a lot going on in New York. I want to bring in a guy

0:52.4

that covers the NBA nationally for the athletic,

0:55.0

but most recently is covering the Knicks intensely,

0:58.1

still covering the Knicks intensely as a story up right now

1:00.9

about the Mike Brown hire in the athletic.

1:05.2

Fred Katz, join me here on the show.

1:07.3

What's up, Fred?

1:08.3

I can't escape the Knicks.

1:10.0

You know?

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