Johnnie Bryant, the Knicks associate head coach, has a deep and documented history with Mitchell, who has credited the development guru with lifting him into stardom with the Utah Jazz.

Knicks assistant coach Johnnie Bryant has a close relationship with Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell. NBAE via Getty Images. Bryant has spent four years on coach Tom Thibodeau’s staff.

Johnnie Bryant will be joining Tom Thibodeau's coaching staff along with other assistants rumored to be doing the same, such as Mike Woodson and Kenny Payne.

Johnnie Bryant (left) talks with Donovan Mitchell before a 2019 Jazz game. NBAE via Getty Images. Donovan Mitchell, Paul Millsap and Gordon Hayward have each cited Bryant’s tutelage.

The 39-year-old Bryant has been in the NBA for more than a decade as an assistant with the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks before joining the Cavaliers as associate head coach in 2024. He played in ...

Johnnie Bryant's ascension up the coaching ranks in the NBA continues to rise. According to reports, Bryant is set to become the New York Knicks associate head coach under new head coach Tom ...

PORTLAND, OREGON - JANUARY 24: Associate Head Coach Johnnie Bryant of the New York Knicks looks on in the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on January 24, 2021 in ...

Bryant, 39, is close with Cavaliers All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, as the two have worked together with the Utah Jazz and in Cleveland. Mitchell told Marc J. Spears of Andscape that ...

The Knicks have added another piece to their coaching staff. Utah Jazz assistant Johnnie Bryant has been hired by the Knicks to be the associate head coach under new head coach Tom Thibodeau, accor… ...

Success sometimes comes with a price. For the Cavaliers, that very well could mean losing associated head coach Johnnie Bryant, a favorite of Kenny Atkinson and star guard Donovan Mitchell.

The New York Knicks might want to step in. Blocking Coach From Leaving Would Be in Knicks’ ‘Best Interest,’ Insider Says ...

The New York Knicks are in danger of losing Tom Thibodeau’s top lieutenant to join their past star trade target Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland.. Knicks associate head coach Johnnie Bryant is ...