New York was denied permission to interview Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka for his or her vacant job, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday.
The Knicks are searching for a brand new bench boss after parting methods with head coach Tom Thibodeau after shedding to the Indiana Pacers within the Japanese Convention Finals. Thibodeau was 226-174 in 5 seasons in New York which included taking the Knicks to their first convention finals since 2000 this season.
With Finch and Udoka unavailable, Charania reported that the Knicks might request interviews with different present head coaches as effectively.
One identify that has been alleged to be on the Knicks’ radar is Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, however in accordance with Charania, the Mavs would additionally reject an interview request from New York.
