As the wildly successful head coach at Villanova, Wright guided Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart to multiple national titles before retiring in 2022 amid the rise of NIL. Just last year, Wright told The Post he wasn’t interested in coaching again as speculation swirled about the open Lakers gig.

The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday after what was an overwhelmingly successful stint with the franchise that brought them back to the forefront of the NBA world. The decision came just days after the Knicks fell to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, which was the team’s first appearance in that round since 2000.

Shortly after the news of Thibodeau's firing broke, Davis took to Twitter/X to throw water on the Knicks rumors on Wright's behalf. Davis joked that if the Knicks wanted to find a CBS personality who would say yes to the job, it would be ... Davis.

As it turns out, the Knicks are expected to request permission to interview the current Dallas Mavericks coach, per NBA insider Marc Stein. The New York Knicks are expected to for

Current NBA coaches Ime Udoka and Jason Kidd have been names floating around, though Houston isn't interested in giving the Knicks permission to interview Udoka. As far as Kidd goes, it's unclear where the Mavericks stand in giving New York permission,

FOX Sports' CBB analyst John Fanta joins Jason McIntyre to discuss the odds of Dan Hurley or Jay Wright becoming the New York Knicks' next head coach.

The Knicks made the decision to fire Thibodeau just three days after their season ended in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, the clock is ticking as the Leon Rose-led front office

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