Knicks reportedly focus search for new coach
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What the Knicks are trying to pull off with their coaching search is not unprecedented, nor is it even particularly uncommon.
The New York Knicks were denied their request to interview a former Philadelphia 76ers coach for their current vacancy.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2025 – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has relieved head coach Tom Thibodeau of his duties.
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Tom Thibodeau was, by far, the best New York Knicks coach of the 21st century. He led the team to the playoffs in four of his five years on the job. The Knicks made the playoffs just four times in the 19 seasons before he was hired.
The New York Knicks are facing a lot of change, as the team looks for a head coach. New York is likely to lose at least one free agent player.
Giannis has been exceptionally loyal to the Bucks, and it seems like he’s staying on brand. Still, Milwaukee’s inflexibility and lack of top-end talent around the two-time MVP are impossible to ignore. Don’t pencil him into the Bucks’ opening-night starting five just yet. We have a lot of offseason left.
Barkley said he believes the Knicks needed a set plan in place after firing Thibodeau, and that they didn’t have one. “The Knicks gotta be the stupidest damn people in the wor