NBA Cao Mengde? Poaching Kidd Finch Uduka, Knicks are turned away

After dismissing the meritorious coach Thibodeau who led the team back to the Eastern Conference Finals after 25 years, the Knicks' road to finding a coach has hit a series of walls. After the Mavericks flatly refused his request to contact Jason Kidd, the Timberwolves and Rockets also rejected the Knicks' interview application for Chris Finch and Amy Uduka today.

This coach change storm that began on June 4 was due to the eager desire of the Knicks executives for the championship. Despite Thibodeau leading the team into the playoffs four times in five years and winning the third Coach of the Year Trophy in team history, management still fired him on the grounds that “new voices are needed.” The deep contradictions behind this include tactical rigidity, poor compatibility with the core combination Brunson and Towns, and the tension in the locker room caused by excessive use of the main force.

fired Thibodeau for only three days, and the Knicks quickly targeted the Mavericks' current coach Kidd. The coach who led the team to the finals last year has a deep relationship with New York. He played for the Knicks when he was a player and also competed for the team's coach in 2020.

famous reporter Marc Stein revealed that the Mavericks have made it clear that they will reject any interview requests. Kidd's team resulted in remarkable results, and the Mavericks regarded it as a non-sale product.

According to sources, the Knicks applied to the Timberwolves to negotiate Finch was rejected, who had just led the team to the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. On the same day, the Rockets also closed the negotiation channel of Uduka and resolutely defended this meritorious coach who built the league's top five defensive systems.

The Knicks were planning to poach other team coaches, but they were in a deadlock for three consecutive refusals. When the New York management bid farewell to Thibodeau, they may not have expected that the road to finding a coach would be so bumpy. On the other hand, the Knicks have limited chips, which is difficult to impress the Mavericks, Rockets, and Timberwolves to replace their existing coaches.

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