The way the New York Knicks’ season ended was nothing short of crushing to the team’s fan base. Everything was going well. The team had made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years and were playing great basketball, but after an unlucky Game 1 result, the Knicks never recovered. Eventually, they would lose to the Indian Pacers in 6 games. In a bit of a shocking development, the Knicks would fire their head coach, Thomas Thibodeau, after five seasons. Since then, it’s been radio silence out of New York.
In the days following the firing, it had become apparent that the Knicks hadn’t thought out their game plan for what the team would look like post-Thibs. According to The Athletic, the Knicks front office has earmarked five head coaches as replacements: Ime Udoka, Billy Donovan, Chris Finch, Quin Snyder, and Jason Kidd. For one, all of those names are currently employed and aren’t freely available. And, if reports are to be believed, none of them (outside of maybe Kidd) have been enthusiastic to step up, essentially leaving the Knicks on read. Some teams have even denied the Knicks as little as a conversation with coaches.
