Fresh off an Eastern Conference finals berth, the New York Knicks are looking for a brand new head coach.
The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday after 5 seasons.
And with that, the hiring process begins in the Big Apple.
Let’s try the percentages for who will land the job at DraftKings Sportsbook as of June 3.
Knicks subsequent head coach to start out 25-26 common season
Michael Malone: +125 (wager $10 to win $22.50 complete)
Johnnie Bryant: +400 (wager $10 to win $50 complete)
Jay Wright: +1500 (wager $10 to win $160 complete)
Mike Budenholzer: +1500 (wager $10 to win $160 complete)
Rick Brunson: +1500 (wager $10 to win $160 complete)
Monty Williams: +2000 (wager $10 to win $210 complete)
Taylor Jenkins: +2000 (wager $10 to win $210 complete)
John Calipari: +2000 (wager $10 to win $210 complete)
Dan Hurley: +2000 (wager $10 to win $210 complete)
Underneath Thibodeau, the Knicks made 4 playoff appearances in 5 seasons, together with that journey to the East finals this season, the place they misplaced in six video games to the Indiana Pacers.
The Knicks had not made it to the Japanese Convention finals because the 1999-2000 season, the place additionally they misplaced to the Pacers in six video games.
Thibodeau had an general regular-season document of 226-174 as head coach of New York. He was 24-23 within the postseason.
On the prime of the oddsboard to interchange Thibodeau is Michael Malone, who most just lately coached the Denver Nuggets however was fired on April 8, with three video games left within the 2024-25 common season.
Malone served as head coach of the Sacramento Kings through the 2013-14 season, and lasted simply 24 video games into the 2014-15 season earlier than being fired. He then arrived in Denver for the 2015-16 season and remained with the franchise for the final 10 seasons.
Malone helped the Nuggets make six straight playoff appearances from 2018-2024, successful an NBA title in 2023.
Second on the board is Cleveland affiliate head coach Johnnie Bryant, who is reported to be considered one of two finalists to land the top teaching job in Phoenix.
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