Mike Brown raves about versatility new additions bring Knicks

The Knicks will have a different look on the bench, and not just because the coach will be Mike Brown instead of Tom Thibodeau.

The second unit is also going to have new makeup, after the free agent signings of high-scoring guard Jordan Clarkson (Jazz) and high-upside forward Guerschon Yabusele (76ers).

On the day he was introduced as Thibodeau’s replacement, Brown raved about the duo.

“Again the versatility that Leon [Rose, team president] keeps adding to this team is unbelievable,” Brown told MSG Network. “Jordan, the things that he can do, especially offensively. He’s a veteran guy. I know he’s hungry to win. He can score at all three levels. You’re excited with that coming to the table. He’s also a better playmaker than he’s given credit [for]. I’m looking forward to seeing some of that, too, because I’m huge when it comes to touching the paint and looking to spray that basketball out to get your teammates easy shots.

“And then Guerschon, an unbelievable young man. His size, his versatility, he can play the four, the five, maybe some three, who knows?”

Lack of depth was a problem for the Knicks last year.

They were dead last in bench scoring at 21.7 points (the Lakers were second to last at 26.2).

But with a second unit of the two newcomers, Miles McBride and either Mitchell Robinson or Josh Hart, the reserves could be much improved.

Several times on Tuesday, Brown alluded to liking to push tempo.

The Knicks were more of a plodding team under Tom Thibodeau, ranking 26th in the league in pace a year ago. Expect that to change.

“Offensively, a lot of people know — we did it in Sacramento — I like to play fast,” Brown said. “We’re going to try to play fast, make sure the floor is spaced the right way.”

Brown seemed open to playing Karl-Anthony Towns and Robinson together in a two-big lineup, but he was noncommittal on how he would use them.

“Once I get my staff together and we dive more into it, we’ll figure out all those types of things,” he said. “I’m excited that they’re both on the team because they’re two different players. Mitch is a vertical threat. KAT, as you know, is a space threat. And so to have the versatility that those two guys bring to the table is gonna be a lot of fun.”