The New York Knicks hired DeSagana Diop to coach its G League Westchester team on Thursday.
Diop replaces Derrick Alston in the role.
Diop was most recently an assistant for the Rockets. He also was an assistant for the Jazz from 2016-20.
Diop's former agent is current Knicks president Leon Rose.
The Knicks currently have a vacancy on the coaching staff after assistant Kenny Payne left for Louisville.