The New York Knicks are looking for a new head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau despite making the conference finals this year for the first time since
Yes, you read that headline correctly. The New York Knicks are interested in hiring Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as their new coach after firing Tom Thibodeau. However, the Mavericks won’t let the Knicks talk to Kidd, who has two years left on his contract. But what if Kidd decides he wants to leave Dallas for New York?
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
The Dallas Mavericks may have denied the New York Knicks a chance to interview Jason Kidd, but the head coach has an ace up his sleeve. The New York Knicks seem to have hit a roadblock in their hunt for their next head coach.
The New York Knicks are being linked to Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd to replace Tom Thibodeau, who was fired last week after five seasons at the helm.
An NBA analyst has made an interesting case for Jason Kidd to want a potential switch to the New York Knicks. The Knicks announced the firing of Tom Thibodeau just days after they had lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers.
The New York Knicks reportedly have Jason Kidd at or near the top of their list of head coach candidates, but it now appears unlikely that they will be able to hire the Hall of Fame former point guard.
When the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after he led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals, observers assumed they had a new coach in mind.
The New York Knicks’ interest in Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has been among the most interesting storylines to follow in the NBA, aside from the ongoing Finals, but it might not be much of a story anyway.
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).
The New York Knicks are coming off their best season in the last 25 years. They took the first series of the NBA Playoffs against the Detroit Pistons 4-2 to set up a matchup with their division rival, the Boston Celtics, in the second round.
Jason Kidd was immediately mentioned as a candidate to become the next head coach of the New York Knicks after Tom Thibodeau was fired, and it sounds like the Hall of Fame point guard might have interest in the job.
The New York Knicks are hoping to interview a Hall of Fame player for their head-coaching vacancy, but they would first need permission from another NBA team.