Overview
- Thibodeau told SiriusXM’s The Starting Lineup he is preparing for the next opportunity and wants an NBA head-coaching job next season.
- The Knicks dismissed Thibodeau last June and hired Mike Brown, whose first season stands at 27-18 with nine losses in the past 13 games.
- During five seasons in New York, Thibodeau went 226-174, earned 2021 Coach of the Year, logged four 40-plus win campaigns, and closed with back-to-back 50-win seasons.
- His résumé includes head-coaching stints with the Bulls and Timberwolves and an assistant role on Doc Rivers’ 2008 Celtics championship staff.
- Derrick Rose praised Thibodeau at his United Center jersey retirement and rejected claims that the coach was to blame for his ACL injury.