Both Walton and Brown check one of the boxes the Knicks are trying to fill, which is finding a coach with experience, according to Bondy.

The New York Knicks' decision to fire Tom Thibodeau after he spent five seasons leading the team was quite shocking to many fans and pundits around the NBA.

Thibodeau is considered good enough to direct a team to a playoff run, but not to the ultimate prosperity, which is apparently why the Knicks fired him this week.