Knicks assistant Johnny Bryant has reached a deal to become the associate head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, SNY’s NBA Insider Ian Begley confirmed.
Sources told Begley that since Bryant was still in the middle of his deal with the Knicks, ownership had to sign any contract for him to leave the Big Apple.
ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to receive reports of a deal.
Bryant leaves after spending four seasons as a member of the Knicks’ staff and was highly regarded by several current and former players in the organization.
The 38-year-old interviewed for Cleveland’s head coaching job and is said to have a very strong relationship with the recently hired goaltender. DonovanMitchell.
Losing Bryant will certainly be a big blow for the Knicks, but they also recently hired the Hall of Famer and longtime NBA coach Cheeks to get together Tom Thibodeautechnical team.
