Tom Thibodeu has been replaced! No. 0 candidate for the next New York Knicks head coach. Mike Malone, Dong-Aid-ryeon
Jun 04, 2025
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The New York Knicks terminated their contract with Tom Thibodeu on the 4th (Korea time). We will seek a new direction to win the championship,' the official statement said.
Coach Thibodeu, who has led the New York Knicks since 2020, has led the underdog team to the Eastern Powerhouse.
Although he was criticized for being the main player, he led New York to the playoffs with 41 wins and 31 losses in his first year in office by transplanting a strong defense.
He was named coach of the year and developed the New York Knicks into an Eastern powerhouse. He has led the playoffs four times and reached the Eastern finals this season by defeating the Detroit Pistons in the quarterfinals of the Eastern playoffs and the Boston Celtics in the semifinals.
However, he failed to advance to the final after being hit by the Indiana Pacers. Eventually, he broke up with New York.
The New York Knicks dropped Thibodeu's hard work, but the result was a breakup.
New York has become a top-ranked team aiming for supremacy in the East this season. The top five are the best in the league, including Jaylon Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns' one-two punches and Mikal Bridges and OG Anunovi.
Thibodeu maintained the system with the highest dependence on the best 5 this season. In this area, New York seems to have felt limited.
However, there is also an evaluation that the replacement of Thibodeu, the head coach of the New York Knicks, was hasty.
The focus is on the candidate for the next head coach.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
