Top New York Knicks Coaching Candidates to Replace Tom Thibodeau

From former NBA head coaches to current assistants to championship-winning college coaches, the Knicks will search far and wide for their next head coach.

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau yells from the sideline during the first half of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis pm May 31, 2025. Michael Conroy/AP Photo

Three days after being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks are going in a different direction as they fired coach Tom Thibodeau.

The two-time Coach of the Year led New York to four playoff appearances in five years but that wasn’t enough to keep his job.