2 ex-Knicks assistants lead odds to replace Tom Thibodeau
2 ex-Knicks assistants lead odds to replace Tom Thibodeau
The New York Knicks are on the hunt for a new head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, and the betting odds say they're likely to land on a familiar name -- though which familiar name remains a question.
At DraftKings, former Denver Nuggets championship-winning coach Michael Malone is the favorite to land the job at +125 odds. Malone -- who made FTW's list of potential candidates -- is a New York native who spent his first two years in the NBA as an assistant with the Knicks from 2003-05.
After Malone, former Thibodeau assistant Johnnie Bryant has the next-best odds at +400. The 39-year-old Bryant spent four years on New York's staff before becoming associate head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. Bryant is currently one of two finalists for the Phoenix Suns job, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday.
If Malone or Bryant aren't the hire, the betting odds still lean to a few other coaches with Knicks connections. Jay Wright, who coached Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges at Villanova, is tied for the third-best odds at +1500 with Mike Budenholzer and Brunson's dad, Rick Brunson -- who's been a Knicks assistant since 2022.
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