As initially reported by James L. Edwards III of The Athletic and later confirmed by ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Knicks will be bringing in former Kings head coach Mike Brown and former Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins for formal interviews next week.

Say what you will about the New York Knicks' decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and how their search for his replacement is going— they are leaving no stone unturned. After shockingly dismissing Thibodeau following the franchise's best playoff run in decades the Knicks have spent the last week requesting to interview actively employed coaches.

The Knicks have swung and missed on a number of a high-profile coaches, but now they have an "increased focus" on two notable names.

The Knicks have cast a wide net in their head coaching search following their Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Indiana Pacers.