Knicks are focusing on Jason Kid in coaching search after moving from Tom Thibodeau

The New York Knicks head coaching search appears to be in full swing.

After making the amazing decision to say goodbye Tom Thibodeauthe Knicks are currently looking at Jason Kid as a potential candidate to replace the franchise’s fourth-winning coach.

According to ESPN, the Knicks are actively judging the Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd.

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On April 9, 2025, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the third quarter at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

As Kidd is signed with MAVS, the Knicks will need to submit a formal request to speak to Dallas coaches. Knicks has not yet requested permission to interview Kid, Source I told ESPN.

UConn’s Dan Hurley is working on rumors about the Knicks coaching: “Not another summer of that.”

Exploring trade is also a route the Knicks can take. However, the Knicks have exhausted a significant amount of draft capital to acquire Mikal Bridge ahead.

The New York Knicks logo before a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 6, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Nathaniel S. Butler/nbae by Getty Images)

Kid reportedly interviewed the Knicks in 2020, but Thibodeau got the job. Thibodeau has led the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000. Indiana Pacers He eliminated New York in six games.

New York Knicks Director Tom Thibodeau will speak at a Media Day press conference at the MSG Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York (Brad Penner/Imagn image)

Kidd spent his long final season NBA Career With the Knicks.

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Before taking on the head coaching job at MAVS, Kidd coached coaching stints at Nets and Bucks. He also served as an assistant coach for the Lakers in 2019-21.

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