In both groups is Rick Brunson. The father of the Knicks star who, curiously, arrived at the New York team a few weeks before his son in the 2022 free agency. Last season, Brunson was the second in command of Tom Thibodeau But it seems unlikely that he will continue to occupy that position among the head coach's assistants.

New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson 's father, Rick Brunson, served as an assistant under Thibodeau and will likely see a different role under Brown this season, according to New York Post reporter Stefan Bondy.

Borrego is under contract with the Pelicans. Before the Knicks pursued him, the Denver Nuggets saw him as a candidate to be David Adelman's lead assistant, but New Orleans saw it as a lateral move and denied them permission to interview him,