New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
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Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori is the latest high-profile candidate to interview for the Knicks‘ head coaching vacancy, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Nori, 51, has been an NBA assistant since 2009 and came to Minnesota as lead assistant prior to the 2021/2022 season. He is best known for replacing Chris Finch as […]
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The Pacers appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2024, but benefited from injuries to key Bucks and Knicks players during the first two rounds, then were swept out of the third round by the Celtics. While they were viewed as a solid team, the Pacers were also a No. 6 seed that had only […]
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James Borrego could become a target in the Knicks‘ ongoing search for their next head coach, sources tell James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. Borrego, 47, has been an assistant to Willie Brown with the Pelicans for the past two seasons. He previously spent four years as the head coach in Charlotte, compiling a […]
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The Knicks‘ decision to sell cheaply on Obi Toppin two years ago is looking worse as he plays an important role for the Pacers in the NBA Finals, writes Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. After being selected with the eighth pick in the 2020 draft, Toppin had three productive years in New […]
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The Suns continue to project confidence that a trade involving star forward Kevin Durant will be agreed to before June 25, the first night of the 2025 NBA draft, sources tell Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link). According to the authors, Phoenix’s front office — led by new general manager […]
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After winning 50 regular season games in 2023/24 for the first time in over a decade, the Knicks came within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals last spring before injuries caught up to them. Rather than running it back and seeing if a healthier version of that roster could make a deeper […]
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The Knicks should be taking notes as they watch the Thunder and Pacers face off in the NBA Finals, writes Kristian Winfield for the New York Daily News. The two teams represent the blueprint for the new era of teambuilding when it comes to championships. For the Knicks, who had their own title aspirations dashed in […]
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Draft-and-stash center James Nnaji has informed Spanish club Barcelona that he is leaving Europe with an eye on signing his first NBA contract with the Knicks, confirms Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. Nnaji’s decision was first reported by Marc del Rio of Sport.es. The Knicks acquired the rights to Nnaji, the 31st pick […]
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Coming off a frustrating season in terms of playing time, Knicks big man Precious Achiuwa “started to see the game a lot differently” in January, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link). Bondy notes that Achiuwa was never able to win the full trust of former head coach Tom Thibodeau, dating […]
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The Bulls are working to reach an agreement on an extension with head coach Billy Donovan, reports Marc Stein for The Stein Line (via Twitter). This comes on the heels of the Bulls declining the Knicks’ request to interview Donovan in their head coaching search. Donovan has been Chicago’s head coach for the past five […]
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Detroit head coach J.B. Bickerstaff seemingly came to the defense of now-former five-year Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, without explicitly naming the team or coach, writes Matt Ehalt of The New York Post. During a conversation on ESPN Radio’s “Joe & Q” on Friday, Bickerstaff appeared to allude to Thibodeau’s recent firing, after he had […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks‘ interest in reuniting with Jason Kidd, who played one season for them, this time as a head coach, has been well documented. But with Kidd under contract with the Mavericks, the likeliest pathway for New York to do so would be via trade, writes Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus. How exactly would such a […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Kevin Durant said in February that he was “blindsided” when he learned that the Suns were discussing potential trades involving him without his knowledge, and sources tell ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst that there was some disagreement within the organization about how those talks were handled. According to ESPN’s duo, that situation is one […]
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The Celtics won’t be actively looking to move Jaylen Brown or Derrick White this offseason, but they also don’t necessarily view either player as untouchable, ESPN’s Shams Charania said on Wednesday during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show (YouTube link). “The primary focus, from my understanding, with the Celtics’ offseason has been Jrue Holiday, […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks have reportedly been denied permission to speak to five head coaches currently employed by NBA teams, but their search for Tom Thibodeau‘s replacement isn’t entirely focused on candidates who already have head coaching jobs. Former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and former Kings coach Mike Brown are also said to be on New York’s […]