The New York Knicks had their most successful season since the year 2000, but it still resulted in a six-game series loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern C

Over the past two weeks, the Knicks have tried to chase several currently employed candidates for their head coaching vacancy. New York has been tied to multiple high-profile names, such as the Dallas Mavericks’ Jason Kidd and the Houston Rockets’ Ime Udoka. However, the Knicks’ requests to interview both candidates have since been denied.

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.

Thibodeau inherited a club coming off seven straight losing seasons when he was hired in 2020, and turned them into one of the scariest teams in the East year-after-year. The Knicks fired him anyway.

The New York Knicks made an impressive run to the Eastern Conference Finals run during the 2024-25 NBA season. Unfortunately, they ran into a red-hot Indiana Pacers team who were able to eliminate them in six games.

The proposed trade would see the New York Knicks acquire three players from the Golden State Warriors in return for Mikal Bridges

The New York Knicks are shooting their shot with their head coaching search after the team parted ways with Tom Thibodeau following their Eastern Conference finals loss at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.