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Knicks' Reported Jason Kidd Pursuit Receives Major Update on Friday
Knicks' Reported Jason Kidd Pursuit Receives Major Update on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reported that the franchise was interested in Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd. Advertisement A Hall of Famer, Kidd played one season with the Knicks in 2012-13. He also coached New York star point guard Jalen Brunson in Dallas. The Knicks made the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, losing to the Indiana Pacers in six games. Thibodeau was hired by New York in 2020. He went 226-174 in the regular season and 24-23 in the postseason and won the 2021 Coach of the Year Award. Stein, who is based in Dallas, added to his initial report about Kidd and the Knicks on Friday. The veteran NBA insider reported that New York will formally request permission to speak to Kidd soon. 'The New York Knicks are expected to formally request permission to speak to the Dallas Mavericks' Jason Kidd about their coaching vacancy in coming days, league sources say,' Stein wrote. 'Also unclear: How Dallas would ultimately respond to the Knicks' phone call. Advertisement "The Mavericks could certainly swat away the Knicks' request for permission, but attempts this week by The Stein Line to outright confirm such a posture have been unsuccessful.' The New York Knicks want to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd. © Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Kidd has coached the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Mavericks, compiling a record of 362-339 in the regular season and 31-33 in the postseason. Dallas made the NBA Finals last year, losing to the Boston Celtics in five games. Mavericks GM Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers this year for Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving tore his left ACL in March. Dallas missed the 2025 postseason but won the NBA Draft Lottery. Advertisement It will be fascinating to see if the Mavericks allow the Knicks to speak with Kidd. Related: Jason Kidd Leaving Mavericks for Knicks Not Dismissed by NBA Insider This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Mikal Bridges Trade May Prevent Knicks From Getting Jason Kidd
Mikal Bridges Trade May Prevent Knicks From Getting Jason Kidd originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks are interested in speaking with Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd about their coaching vacancy. Advertisement Despite making the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, the Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau, who went 226-174 in the regular season and 24-23 in the playoffs and won the 2021 Coach of the Year Award with New York. According to Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont and general manager Nico Harrison haven't decided if they'll let Kidd talk to the Knicks. Kidd, who played one season with New York in 2012-13, was part of the group that interviewed for the Knicks job in 2020 before it went to Thibodeau. The New York Knicks are interested in Jason Kidd. © Jerome Miron-Imagn Images A Hall of Famer, Kidd has coached the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Mavericks, assembling a record of 362-339 in the regular season and 31-33 in the postseason. Advertisement The Nets traded Kidd to the Bucks for draft picks in 2014. Dallas and New York could do the same, but the Knicks depleted their future draft assets when they traded five first-round picks to the Nets last summer for Mikal Bridges. "The teams theoretically could work out a trade that would allow the Knicks to hire Kidd. However, New York depleted its future draft assets by sending five first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in last summer's trade for forward Mikal Bridges," Charania and MacMahon wrote. "New York has a top-eight-protected 2026 pick from the Washington Wizards and eight second-round picks, including No. 50 in June's draft. The Knicks can also offer first-round swap rights in 2026, 2030, 2031 and 2032." Dallas signed Kidd to a two-year contract extension in May 2024. The Mavericks missed the playoffs this year after making the NBA Finals last year. Advertisement Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. The Mavericks acquired Anthony Davis and Max Christie from the Lakers in the blockbuster trade. Related: Knicks' Reported Jason Kidd Pursuit Receives Major Update on Friday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
