Michael Malone won a championship, had made the playoffs six times in a row, and hadn't won fewer than 46 games in eight years. Tom Thibodeau pulled the Knicks from the gutters of the NBA and ...

Michael Malone. Last job: ... Brown also got the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals, and he helped Steve Kerr as an assistant during the peak of the Golden State Warriors' run.

Malone was born in Astoria, New York, and once played high school ball for Seton Hall Prep. In 2001, he joined the Knicks as a coaching associate before he was promoted to assistant coach in 2003.

While the Minnesota Timberwolves and Thunder now get to battle to reach the 2025 NBA Finals, Malone has already secured his next professional venture. “Former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael ...

His name is Michael Malone, who coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA Finals championship." R ob Parker and Kelvin Washington react to the Knicks falling short of the NBA Finals.

The Knicks are in championship-or-bust mode. And for all the similarities between Thibodeau and Malone, there is one huge difference. Malone has a ring. He led the Nuggets to their only title two y… ...

Of course, they are aiming for a higher achievement, which is making the NBA Finals and winning it. That did not happen in the 2025 postseason, but they are shooting for it in future seasons.

Malone led the Nuggets to their only championship less than two years ago in 2023. He had been Denver's head coach since 2015, compiling a 471-327 record with 44 playoff wins over that span.

The Knicks split with Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, opening up one of the most coveted jobs in the league.