Johnnie Bryant is reuniting with Donovan Mitchell, but not in the way the Knicks imagined.
Bryant, the Knicks associate head coach for the last four seasons, is leaving to join the Cavaliers for the same position
Bryant had worked closely with Mitchell as an assistant with the Jazz, and his Knicks hiring in 2020 — which was facilitated, according to a source, through executive William Wesley — was seen as a way to entice the All-Star guard to New York. “I love to death, man,” Mitchell told The Athletic before Bryant went to the Knicks. “He’s a guy who wants me to be the best. I met him in Summer League, and I had already heard a lot about him. In three years , he’s pushed me past my limits.
Bryant was popular with former Knick Immanuel Quickley, who called the assistant “one of the smartest coaches I’ve been around.”Josh Hart struggles to pronounce Knicks’ first-round pick Pacome Dadiet’s name: ‘I’m on Da Diet’3 Thibodeau still has the assistants he hired and feels most comfortable with — including Darren Erman, Rick Brunson, Daniel Brady and Andy Greer. It’s unclear if Atkinson and Bryant have a relationship, but the connection to Mitchell spoke the loudest with this move. Why the bullpen is the Yankees' biggest trade deadline need — and who they could target
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