Two head coaches who are not currently available but said to interest the Knicks, according to league sources, are Dallas’ Jason Kidd and Houston’s Ime Udoka. One source with knowledge of the Rockets’ thinking told The Stein Line categorically that permission to speak with Udoka would be rejected if the Knicks requested it. A similar response would be expected from the Mavericks, but a read on their position as conclusive as Houston’s could not be immediately confirmed Tuesday night.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
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The last six times a team changed coaches after a Conference Finals appearance
– 2022 Celtics (Ime Udoka*)
– 2014 Grizzlies (Lionel Hollins)
– 2008 Pistons (Flip Saunders)
– 2005 Pistons (Larry Brown)
– 2004 Lakers (Phil Jackson)
– 2003 Pistons (Rick Carlisle)
*unplanned lol – 3:16 PM
The last six times a team changed coaches after a Conference Finals appearance
– 2022 Celtics (Ime Udoka*)
– 2014 Grizzlies (Lionel Hollins)
– 2008 Pistons (Flip Saunders)
– 2005 Pistons (Larry Brown)
– 2004 Lakers (Phil Jackson)
– 2003 Pistons (Rick Carlisle)
*unplanned lol – 3:16 PM
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Joey Mistretta: “I see a young man who is only 18 years old who can do a lot of things,” Jason Kidd said of Cooper Flagg on @DLLS_Mavs Kidd said Flagg can be played anywhere from the 2 to the 4. #MFFL -via Twitter / May 19, 2025
Speaking on The Dan Patrick Show, Kidd said he didn’t expect to move up in the lottery and wasn’t watching when Dallas jumped from the 11th-best odds to first overall. “I just felt, you know, we were going to stay around 11, if not go backwards, just the way the things were going for us this year,” Kidd said. “But incredible to get number one.” -via Dallas Hoops Journal / May 17, 2025