James Borrego previously interviewed for the Knicks’ head coach opening before Brown was hired, and was still considered a candidate for lead assistant.

Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego will remain in his current position on Willie Green‘s staff, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. One of the finalists for the head coaching job in New York, Borrego was rumored to be a prime target for the Knicks as they seek an associate head coach under new head coach Mike Brown.

Borrego, 47, is a client of CAA, the agency with close ties to Knicks front office leaders Leon Rose and William Wesley.

The Clippers, Jazz and Heat are involved in a three-team trade that is sending Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to L.A. and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 second-round Clippers draft pick to the Jazz, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

After coming up short on their preferred targets at the start of their coaching search, the New York Knicks appear to have swung and missed at their top assistant coach target as well.