NEW YORK, June 3, 2025 – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has relieved head coach Tom Thibodeau of his duties.

What the Knicks are trying to pull off with their coaching search is not unprecedented, nor is it even particularly uncommon.

Since the New York Knicks fired their head coach Tom Thibodeau last week, fans have eagerly expressed their opinions about the firing. Some felt that the move wasn’t necessary after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years,

As the Knicks' coaching search continues, The Athletic's Sam Amick reports that 2023 Coach of the Year Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins are believed to be targets. Both Brown and Jenkins were coaching at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, with Brown in Sacramento and Jenkins in Memphis.

The Knicks have backed themselves into a corner between the firing of Tom Thibodeau and this upcoming hire. Here's what we know.

The Knicks are expected to show interest in Ime Udoka and Jason Kidd, while Johnnie Bryant and Jay Wright are considered presumed candidates, per @TheSteinLine “When it comes to available coaches, longtime Villanova coach Jay Wright — who has long expressed a reluctance to make… pic.twitter.com/7ZwOY4df4j

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle did not believe it at first when he saw the news that the New York Knicks had fired Tom Thibodeau just three days after he outcoached him in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

No matter who the next coach of the New York Knicks is, they undoubtedly have their work cut out for them in 2025-26 and beyond.

The New York Knicks are a new team with Tom Thibodeau no longer serving as the franchise's head coach. Thibodeau was fired earlier this week despite making the