On Wednesday, the Knicks requested permission to talk with Jason Kidd and the Mavericks responded with a “firm rejection,” in response to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Dallas’ rejection now throws one other wrench within the Knicks’ plan to rent a head coach to exchange the fired Tom Thibodeau. The workforce additionally bought denied permission to talk with Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka, in response to experiences.
The workforce may nonetheless request permission to talk with different head coaches across the NBA.
New York’s head teaching function stays vacant after the workforce surprisingly fired Thibodeau final week. The transfer got here after Thibodeau led the Knicks to the workforce’s first Japanese Convention Finals in 25 years.
On Wednesday, Thibodeau expressed his gratitude in a full-page advert within the New York Occasions.
“To the best city in the world with the best fans in the world: Thank you,” the previous Knicks coach wrote.
“When I was hired in 2020, I said this was my dream job. I am grateful that dream became a reality. Thank you to our players and coaching staff who gave everything they had, and to everyone who makes this franchise special.”
He went 226-174 as head coach in New York and missed the postseason simply as soon as in his tenure.
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