New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
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 […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
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 […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
There’s a good argument to be made that the Knicks should run it back with their current core in 2025/26 while just making some tweaks around the edges of their roster, Chris Mannix writes in a column for SI.com. Mannix notes that continuity is “a key to success in today’s NBA” and suggests the Knicks […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks fell two wins shy of the Finals. Their top player has no doubts they can make up that deficit next season. Jalen Brunson believes the core group will do whatever it takes to get over the hump, Zach Braziller of the New York Post writes. “The most confident. Overconfident. Seriously,” Brunson said of […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks have played their final game of the season after losing Game 6 to the Pacers. Now comes the questions. But according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the team should be wary of overreacting to the loss, just as Indiana was when they lost last year’s Eastern Conference Finals to the Celtics. Marks points to […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks just completed their most successful season in many years, but that doesn’t guarantee the core of the team will stay together, writes Zach Braziller of The New York Post. After winning 51 games and reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years, the season ended in disappointment Saturday night […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
After taking a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers‘ high-octane offense only managed 94 points in a Game 5 loss in New York. As Jamal Collier of ESPN writes, 94 points marked a playoff-low for the Pacers, who also turned the ball over 20 times, the most turnovers they’ve committed in a […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
No Knicks are listed on the team’s injury report this morning ahead of Saturday’s pivotal Game 6 in Indiana, tweets James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. That’s certainly a good sign for the Knicks, as one of their best players was a game-time decision on Thursday. Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns was initially questionable […]