Active NBA Player Pitched by Expert as Possible Knicks Coach After Tom Thibodeau Firing originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks are officially in the market for a new head coach despite winning 50 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time in three decades.

Two-time national champion UConn coach Dan Hurley turned down the Los Angeles Lakers job a year ago, and it did not take long after the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau for him to become top of mind for a potential move to the NBA.