Through their free-agency activity so far and the expected hiring of Mike Brown to be their next head coach, the New York Knicks have made one thing unassailably clear: They are all-in on juicing their offense—potential collateral damage on defense be absolutely damned.

Mike Brown once took a franchise to its first-ever NBA Finals. Now, the question is whether he can take the Knicks where they haven’t been in over 50 years: the top.