Borrego is under contract with the Pelicans. Before the Knicks pursued him, the Denver Nuggets saw him as a candidate to be David Adelman's lead assistant, but New Orleans saw it as a lateral move and denied them permission to interview him,

“Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego, a Knicks target for a lead spot on Mike Brown ’s staff, will be staying in New Orleans, per league sources familiar with the matter,” reported Ian Begley of SNY on X, formerly Twitter.