Open Extended ReactionsThe New York Knicks are expected to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year winner Mike Brown as the franchise's next head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Knicks requested permission to speak with five NBA head coaches and were denied, then interviewed several available coaches and went through multiround stages with candidates. The Knicks also interviewed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, New Orleans Pelicans associate coach James Borrego and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, sources said. Brown, who has a combined record of 454-304 as a head coach with the Cavaliers, Lakers and Kings, won his first NBA Coach of the Year honor in 2009 with Cleveland. Brown led the Cavs to an NBA Finals appearance in 2007, though Cleveland was swept by the Spurs in four games.