The New York Knicks hired former Warriors assistant Mike Brown as their next head coach on Monday, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau.

The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and announced Monday that he would be taking over the team that reached the Eastern Conference finals last season for the first time in 25 years.

They decided to fire Thibodeau despite that and eventually picked Brown, who wasn’t out of work long after getting fired by the Sacramento Kings during last season.

The Knicks liked Brown’s experience working as an assistant on teams that have won four NBA championships — two more than the Knicks franchise has won.

Brown had led the Kings to the postseason in 2023 — their first appearance since 2006 — and was voted the Coach of the Year. He also won the award in Cleveland, where he led the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals.

LOWRY STAYING PUT >> Veteran guard Kyle Lowry re-signed with the Philadelphia 76ers as he embarks on what will be his 20th season in the league.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team.

A Philadelphia native, the 39-year-old Lowry played in 35 games last season for the 76ers. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 assists.

Lowry was the 24th overall pick out of Villanova by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2006 draft. He’s a six-time All-Star who’s played in 1,173 career games with Memphis, Houston, Toronto, Miami and the Sixers. He helped the Raptors win the NBA title in 2019 when his coach was current Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse.

Powell joining Heat, Collins to Clippers, Love and Anderson to Utah in 3-team trade >> The Miami Heat are acquiring Norman Powell, John Collins is going to the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson are headed to the Utah Jazz as parts of a three-team trade.

Also in the deal: at least one second-round draft pick, going from the Clippers to Utah, said the person, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not gotten the required approval from the NBA.

Orlando Signs Banchero to Rookie Max Extension >> Paolo Banchero has agreed to the richest contract in Orlando Magic history, a five-year extension that is worth $239 million and could reach about $287 million should he become eligible for a supermax deal.

Banchero was the rookie of the year in 2022-23, living up to his billing after being the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft. He was an All-Star in his second season and was well on his way to that again last season before an injury.

He finished the season averaging 25.9 points and 7.5 rebounds, both career highs, and led the Magic to the playoffs for a second consecutive year.

Haliburton officially out for 2026 season >> The Indiana Pacers won’t be rushing guard Tyrese Haliburton back to the court next season as he recovers from a torn right Achilles tendon.

Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said in a news conference that he has no doubt Haliburton, “will be back better than ever. ... He will not play next year, though. We would not jeopardize that now. Don’t get any hopes up that he will play.”

Haliburton suffered his Achilles injury early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He had surgery June 23 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, the Pacers announced.