There’s a transparent favourite to take over the Knicks’ head teaching job.
After the franchise fired Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, Michael Malone is the early front-runner to take over the place, based on oddsmakers at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Malone, who was fired by the Nuggets with per week to go within the common season after a decade as Denver’s head coach, is an early +125 favourite to be on the Knicks’ sideline come the autumn.
Knicks subsequent coach odds
| Coach | Odds |
|---|---|
| Michael Malone | +125 |
| Johnnie Bryant | +400 |
| Jay Wright | +1500 |
| Mike Budenholzer | +1500 |
| Rick Brunson | +1500 |
| Monty Williams | +2000 |
| Taylor Jenkins | +2000 |
| John Calipari | +2000 |
| Dan Hurley | +2000 |
| Jeff Van Gundy | +2500 |
Malone went 471-327 in 10 seasons in Denver and led the Nuggets to the 2023 NBA title earlier than his surprising firing simply earlier than the postseason kicked off.
His favourite standing comes regardless of The Publish’s Stefan Bondy reporting that the Knicks hiring Malone for the job was “not going to happen.”
Johnnie Bryant, who spent 4 seasons in New York underneath Thibodeau from the 2020-21 season by means of the 2023-24 season as an affiliate coach, is the second-favorite to win the job, sitting at +400.
He presently serves because the affiliate head coach of the Cavaliers underneath Kenny Atkinson, and was just lately named as a finalist for the Suns’ head coach opening.
A trio of intriguing names — Jay Wright, Mike Budenholzer and Rick Brunson — are +1500 lengthy photographs to be named the subsequent Knicks head coach.
Wright coached the Knicks’ star trio of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges at Villanova, though he hasn’t coached since retiring in 2022.
Budenholzer was fired by Phoenix after one disappointing season and is taken into account one of many high coaches available on the market proper now.
Whoever will get the job will fill the large sneakers of Thibodeau, who went 226-174 in the course of the common season and made the postseason 4 occasions.
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“Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship for our fans. This pursuit led us to the difficult decision to inform Tom Thibodeau that we’ve decided to move in another direction,” Knicks president Leon Rose mentioned in a press release.
“We can’t thank Tom enough for pouring his heart and soul into each and every day of being the New York Knicks head coach. He led us not only with class and professionalism for the past five seasons, but also to tremendous success on the court with four playoff berths and four playoff series victories. Ultimately, we made the decision we feel is best for our organization moving forward. Tom will always be a part of our Knicks family and we truly wish him nothing but the best in the future.”
