The Knicks have a new face of player development.

The Leon Rose-led front office that hired Mike Brown to replace Tom Thibodeau as head coach is expected to bring in St. Joseph’s head coach Billy Lange to oversee player development, league sources told The Daily News. ESPN was first to report Lange’s expected move from Philadelphia to New York.

Lange was preparing to enter his seventh season as head coach of the Hawks, compiling an overall record of 81–104 during his tenure at St. Joe’s — but increasing his win total in each of the past four years, including back-to-back 20-win seasons and consecutive NIT appearances in 2024 and 2025.

Among Lange’s development success stories is Rasheer Fleming, the 6-foot-9 forward who improved his game each season at St. Joe’s and ultimately becam

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