One of Larry Brown's assistants, Brendan O'Connor is leaving the Knicks to join Eric Musselman's staff in Sacramento, the New York Daily News is reporting. For O'Connor, who also worked for Brown in Detroit, the move is regarded as a promotion. He was the fourth assistant with the Knicks and sat behind the bench. He will now become one of Musselman's top assistants with the Kings.

Brown would have encouraged O'Connor to take the job even if he was assured of returning as Knicks coach. But with Brown likely to be replaced, the move was a logical one for O'Connor, who had three years left on his Knicks contract.