New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
There’s “mutual intrigue” between Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd and the Knicks, who reportedly have interest in hiring him away from Dallas, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on Monday during a SportsCenter appearance (Twitter video link). Peter Botte of The New York Post confirms that the interest between Kidd and the Knicks is mutual, while Marc […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
There’s a lot that can be learned about Knicks‘ relationship with former head coach Tom Thibodeau and his recent firing, through the lens of what makes certain business cultures particularly effective, organizational behavior professor Spencer Harrison writes for The Athletic. Harrison points to a specific moment in the Knicks’ season as indicative of the larger […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Contrary to previous reports that Knicks president Leon Rose made the decision to fire Tom Thibodeau, sources tell Vince Goodwill of Yahoo Sports that owner James Dolan spearheaded the move. Dolan and Rose both held exit meetings with the team’s top players and members of the coaching staff after New York was eliminated in the […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns are the most valuable trade assets the Knicks possess as they try to finish the job of building a championship roster, according to Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. Winfield ranks the potential value of everything New York has to work with this summer, starting with Brunson and […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Mavericks will likely deny permission for the Knicks to talk to Jason Kidd about their head coaching vacancy if a formal request is made, Marc Stein states in his latest Substack column (subscription required). Stein cites “well-placed observers” who believe Dallas would turn down the request to interview Kidd, just as the Rockets have […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright is not a candidate for the Knicks‘ head coaching job, reports Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports (via Twitter). According to Rothstein, Wright frequently talks to Knicks president Leon Rose, who is aware that Wright is happy in retirement. Wright retired in 2022 after 21 seasons with the Wildcats. Wright, 63, […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
As of Friday night, the Knicks had not yet requested permission — formally or informally — from the Mavericks to interview Jason Kidd for their head coaching vacancy, tweets Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News. Marc Stein reported on Friday morning that New York was expected to seek Dallas’ permission to interview Kidd, who […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After Marc Stein reported earlier today that the Knicks are expected to seek the Mavericks‘ permission to talk to head coach Jason Kidd about their head coaching job, Ian Begley of SNY.tv and ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon have confirmed as much. New York is “conducting active due diligence” on Kidd, according to Charania […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks, who have a newly created head coaching vacancy after parting ways with Tom Thibodeau earlier this week, are expected to ask the Mavericks for permission to speak to Dallas head coach Jason Kidd, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link). Stein, who identified Kidd on Wednesday as a potential target for […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks president Leon Rose and owner James Dolan met with several players and members of the coaching staff before making the decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau, sources tell Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. They were asked to provide input on the current state of the franchise following the loss to Indiana in the Eastern […]
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Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns recently underwent unspecified procedures to deal with his bruised left knee and to repair ligament damage in his left finger, reports Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com. As Shelburne writes, Towns sustained the finger injury in New York’s second-round series against Boston and hurt his knee in the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Indiana. […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Despite enjoying the most successful tenure of any Knicks head coach this century by a mile, Tom Thibodeau was relieved of his duties following a six-game Eastern Conference Finals ouster by Indiana. Now, his future with the team, beyond coaching possibilities, is becoming clearer. Per Ian Begley and Alex Smith of SNY.tv, Thibodeau will not […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
While numerous rival NBA executives believed that the Knicks had a replacement lined up before firing Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, that’s not the case, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack post. The Knicks have fostered the notion that this decision was made by team president Leon Rose but many of same executives are skeptical […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The obvious question for the Knicks now is ‘Who is Tom Thibodeau’s replacement?” In the aftermath of Thibodeau’s shocking firing on Tuesday, speculation is already running rampant about who the Knicks will choose in the hopes of finally getting to the Finals in future seasons. The Athletic staff compiled a list of names, in alphabetic […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks are parting ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The timing of the move is surprising, given that New York just had its best season in a quarter-century, coming within two wins of appearing in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. However, the organization […]