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David Fizdale wasted little time making a good first impression as head coach of the New York Knicks. Fielding questions from reporters during his introductory presser, the freshly hired Fiz exuded poise and polish, while outline clear, contemporary ideals he hopes to implement from the jump—particularly on the player development front. Speaking of which, when [...]

David Fizdale was wanted a man. Before accepting the New York Knicks’ head coaching position, the 43-year-old apparently had an offer from the Phoenix Suns that he turned down, according to The Athletic’s Michael Scotto: [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/992161955468271621] The Suns would go on to hire Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov—a solid choice in his own right. [...]

The New York Knicks have spoken to and interviewed everyone and their mother during their head coaching search this summer (seriously, ask your mom) and according to reports, may be zeroing in on former Memphis Grizzlies coach and Miami Heat assistant, David Fizdale. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/991799937313755136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Fizdale is well known and liked around the league by [...]

The New York Knicks have added Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown to their list of head coaching candidates. And now they’re officially ready to hire Jeff Hornacek’s replacement. From ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: After talking with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, the New York Knicks have completed interviews for the franchise’s head-coaching job, and team officials are huddling [...]

The situation between Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs has been covered ad nauseam over the past few months. Leonard was cleared to return to action months ago from his quad injury but decided to seek a second opinion and opted not to return to the team this season as they were defeated by the Warriors [...]

Enes Kanter sure seems like he’s prepping for free agency. The soon-to-be 26-year-old big man said at the end of the regular season he was leaning toward declining his player option next year and exploring the open market. If you’re an NBA betting man you’d likely not think it possible. The notion seemed almost blasphemous. [...]

The New York Knicks’ list of candidates to replace the fired Jeff Hornacek is inching closer and closer to a dozen names. The latest sideline prospect to join the fold? Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga. Not only is Larranaga on the Knicks’ radar, but he’s apparently already interviewed for the position, according to Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: The Knicks’ [...]

Despite only having a 2.5 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft, the New York Knicks still plan to scout Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic. To be sure, this is standard practice. Every lottery team has no doubt checked him out. But the Knicks’ top execs are expected to [...]

Add yet another name to the New York Knicks’ search for a new head coach. The latest name to crop up: Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer. He has two years left on his current contract, but the Hawks initially granted him permission to speak with the Phoenix Suns about their vacant position. Though he [...]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has given his latest bi-quarterly interview or whatever, and he comes bearing some rather noteworthy news: Kristaps Porzingis could miss all of next season. From Dolan’s interview with the New York Post‘s Larry Brooks: “I’ve been told everything from December to him being out for the season, so I don’t [...]