Knicks' Head Coach Target Named 'Long Shot' After Report

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The New York Knicks enter the NBA offseason as the only team in the league still searching for their next head coach.

Of course, the Knicks made the shocking decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau after he helped lead them to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000.

Despite New York’s success this season, they clearly felt that it was time for a change on the sidelines and they now have a crucial decision to make in their head coaching search.

Former New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau

It has been reported that the Knicks tried to interview Jason Kidd, Chris Finch Ime Udoka, Billy Donovan and Quin Snyder, but their teams all denied New York a chance to do so.

Now the Knicks have pivoted in a different direction as they have reportedly interviewed former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown along with former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins.

Another coached linked to the Knicks’ job is Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Johnnie Bryant, who was also a finalist for the Phoenix Suns’ head coaching job before they decided to hire Jordan Ott.

While Bryant has been linked to New York, Knicks insider Ian Begley recently reported that he remains a “long shot” to become the franchise’s next head coach.

“I heard late last week that Johnnie was more of a longer shot there,” Begley said. When you’re talking about the coaches who’ve been in or will be in for interviews, the guys we’ve already talked about, I think those are the guys who have much higher odds of landing this thing than Johnnie Bryant.”

This is a massive report by Begley as Bryant had emerged as one of the favorites to be the next head coach in New York, though that no longer seems to be the case.

Of course, it seems as though the Knicks are looking to hire a coach who already has experience as a head coach in the NBA and because of that, it looks as though they will head in a different direction than Bryant.

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