Jay Wright was a popular name to speculate on for the New York Knicks head coaching job almost immediately. When Tom Thibodeau was dismissed, the legendary ex-Villanova coach popped into minds in large part because of the presence of three former Wildcats stars (Jalen Brunson,

The Knicks are considering a Hall of Fame name with organizational ties in their coaching search after the firing of Tom Thibodeau.

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,

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