The Knicks open the preseason on Thursday with Brown looking to put his stamp on the team.

A look back at what we've learned about the Knicks' shift from the run to the Eastern Conference Finals to what's next.

Tuesday night's Summer League highlighted the Tyler Kolek the Knicks saw in college.

Tuesday night's Summer League highlighted the Tyler Kolek the Knicks saw in college,

At 6-8 and 200 pounds with a 7-4 wingspan, Mohamed Diawara's physical traits are reminiscent of a young OG Anunoby.

Kevin McCullar Jr. was drafted No. 56 in 2024, but injuries and surgery kept him out until the 71st game of the regular season.

New coach Mike Brown also saw with summer debut that it will take time to implement.

Brown gave Jordi Fernandez his NBA coaching start, and Fernandez shares his observations of Brown then and now.

"I think you have a philosophy on both ends of the floor, but you have to make sure it fits with your personnel," Brown said. "So it's ever-evolving, and it will be here."

Introduction of Mike Brown seems to be severing the past and looking to the future.

Introduction of Mike Brown seems to be severing the past and looking to the future.

LeBron James still is a great player, but it makes no sense for them.

Coaches have similar track records; now, can Brown get them to next level?

The big man likely will take the place of free agent Precious Achiuwa.

Knicks are limited by contracts of team's starting five.

The Jason Kidd-to-Knicks thinking won't go away as long as the Mavericks' coach is without an extension and the Knicks haven't hired someone else.

The team is without a leader, a first-round pick in Wednesday's draft and the stockpile of assets is gone.

After Thibodeau righted the ship, the front office can't allow the franchise to slip back into chaotic state.

"The things he's done for me, individually, I'm so grateful for," Jalen Brunson said. ". . . Not enough things can be said about what he's meant to myself, my career."

"The things he's done for me, individually, I'm so grateful for," Jalen Brunson said. ". . . Not enough things can be said about what he's meant to myself, my career."

The Knicks reportedly were also denied permission to speak to Jason Kidd for their head coaching job.

So the Knicks have set the expectations at the NBA Finals — and maybe winning it is the only satisfactory result.

One thing that any successor will face: Pressure to exceed what Thibodeau has accomplished. Quickly.

He helped the Knicks earn their first conference finals appearance since 2000 this season.

He helped the Knicks earn their first conference finals appearance since 2000 this season.

The deals they made aligned the core of the team on a timeline of age and contracts, providing a window to end the championship drought that drags back to 1973.

Indiana runs past Knicks to take Eastern Conference finals, 4-2, and head to NBA Finals.

Indiana runs past Knicks to take Eastern Conference finals, 4-2, and head to NBA Finals.

"I think in this series we haven't lacked scoring," Karl-Anthony Towns said. "It's about us stopping them from scoring."

Jalen Brunson set tone early and finished with 32 points in big win.

"We see the impossible and we just keep fighting," Karl-Anthony Towns said. "It's been a testament to our whole playoff run."

"We see the impossible and we just keep fighting," Karl-Anthony Towns said. "It's been a testament to our whole playoff run."

They'll have to win three straight to avoid being send home by Indiana once again.

With Jalen Brunson on the bench with foul trouble in the fourth quarter, Karl-Anthony Towns took over before Josh Hart and Brunson sealed win from the foul line.

No team has ever lost the first two games of the conference finals at home and come back to win the series.

Somehow the Knicks repeatedly lost Pascal Siakam, who was on fire all night, scoring 39 points to lead Indiana.

Concern was at a premium after Thursday's film session.

After the Knicks led by 17 in the fourth quarter, Tyrese Haliburton sent it to OT on a buzzer-beater — and threw up the Reggie Miller choke sign afterwards.

Towns and Bridges both had achieved plenty in their careers before joining the Knicks this season, but as Towns said, doing it in New York is different.

The Knicks put on display the sort of defensive effort that smothered the Celtics.

The Knicks put on display the sort of defensive effort that smothered the Celtics.

Four starters score more than 20 points as Knicks rout defending champion Celtics in Game 6 of Eastern Conference semifinals.

The superstar is averaging 32.5 points and 7.4 assists following a loss in the postseason

The Knicks still lead the series, 3-2, and their next chance to close the series out comes Friday at Madison Square Garden.

The team is no longer a one-man band.