Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori is the third candidate to formally interview for the New York Knicks’ vacant head coaching position, ESPN reported Tuesday.

Former NBA head coaches Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins previously met with the team about replacing fired head coach Tom Thibodeau, dismissed earlier this month after the Knicks’ first Eastern Conference finals appearance in a quarter-century.

Nori, 51, has been on Chris Finch’s staff in Minnesota since 2021. The Timberwolves denied the Knicks’ request for an interview with Finch.

Nori previously worked as an assistant with the Detroit Pistons (2018-21), Denver Nuggets (2015-18), Sacramento Kings (2013-15) and Toronto Raptors (2009-13).

Brown, 55, was fired 31 games into his third season as the head coach in Sacramento, where he posted a 107-88 overall record. The two-time NBA Coach of the Year also led the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-10, 2013-14) and Los Angeles Lakers (2011-12) and has a career record of 454-304 in the regular season.

The Memphis Grizzlies fired Jenkins, 40, in March with nine games left in the regular season and a 44-29 record. He compiled a 250-214 record in nearly six full seasons with the Grizzlies. They qualified for the playoffs three times.

–Field Level Media