What the Knicks are trying to pull off with their coaching search is not unprecedented, nor is it even particularly uncommon.

Four teams in the past 11 years have won an NBA title in the first year of a new coaching regime, and that number grows to seven over the past quarter century.

Here is a look at those instances, as the Knicks search for Tom Thibodeau’s replacement following a run to the Eastern Conference finals:

Taking over after Luke Walton had posted a .398 winning percentage over the previous three seasons, former Pacers and Magic coach Frank Vogel led the Lakers to the franchise’s 17th NBA title in his first year at the helm to conclude the COVID-spurred bubble setup in Orlando, culminated by a six-game knockout of the Heat in the Finals.