The New York Knicks plan to formally request permission to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd for his or her teaching emptiness, NBA insider Marc Stein reported Friday.
The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday regardless of reaching the Jap Convention finals for the primary time in 25 years.
Kidd, 52, has compiled a 179-149 document (.546) in 4 seasons with the Mavericks, together with 39-43 in 2024-25. He took Dallas to the 2024 NBA finals, shedding to the Boston Celtics in 5 video games.
General, Kidd is 362-339 (.516) as a head coach with the Brooklyn Nets (2013-14), Milwaukee Bucks (2014-18) and Mavericks. He was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2019-21.
A Corridor of Fame level guard, Kidd performed his nineteenth and last season with New York in 2012-13. The Knicks (54-28) gained the Atlantic Division that season and misplaced within the Jap Convention semi-finals.
Thibodeau compiled a 226-174 (.565) document in 5 seasons with the Knicks, together with a 51-31 end this season. He was 24-23 within the playoffs with New York.
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