Uconn's Dan Hurley, St. John's Rick Pitino isn't interested in Job Knicks HC

If it is New York Knicks You want their next main coach to be the one who has great eastern connections, will have to look for someone else except two of the best current coaches. UCONN’s Dan Hurley and St. John’s Rick Pitino Everyone refused interest in the sixth Hicks’s hat.

Hurley was observed as a possible Frontrunner for the position of Knicks Coach after expressing interest in Los Angeles Lakers“The main coach lasts the last off-season. However, he finished sucking Los Angeles after receiving the offer, with his ties to the northeast, quoted as the reason why he decided to stay at UCONN.

“Not another summer,” Hurley told Hartford Courantu When asked if someone was interested in the job of Knicks.

Hurley has wound to agree with a six-year-old Annex $ 50 million with UCONN after turning off the slash. The offer of Husky to become the first team to three Slevers as national champions in over 50, and Uconn lost in round 32 last season.

Pitin’s composition of St. Jovana was one of the “blockades of road Uconn dealt, because Johnnies won a large eastern season and tournament headlines. It has marked the first time since 1992. years that st. John won the name of the regular season and for the first time since 2000. years who won the name Big East Tournament.

St. John leads to both titles was enchanted by New York City and made Pizza one of the most popular figures on the city sports scene. But Pitino made it clear that he did not want the job of Knicks after firing Thom Thibodeafter after his run to the Eastern Conference Finals, mentioning the huge expectations with which the next coach will have to deal with.

“Absolutely not,” Pitino said To the question during network broadcasting that Matches on Wednesday between New York Yankees And Cliveland guards in which the first terrain was thrown.

“I think anyone enters, if it doesn’t reach the final, it will be considered an unsuccessful season,” Pitino added. “So whoever enters so much pressure on them to take this team to the next level, because that is why it is obviously in the head.”

Rick Pitino helped the coach of St. John in his best season in Decades in 2024-25. (Photo Porter Binks / Getty Images).

Pitino, 72-year-old New York Member, was the main coach of Knicks in two seasons at the end of the 1980s (1987-89). New York went 90-74 in Pitin’s mandate. Pitino also had three-plus-annual Stin as the main coach Boston Celtics Since 1997-2001. Before resigning.

As Hurley and Pitino took off the plate, there is a handful of other significant options for wedges in their search to replace thibodeau. Former Denver Nuggets Michael Malone coach open as a favorite bookmakerthrough a sports book of the draft. Cleveland Cavaliers Johnnie Briant’s joined chief coach has other best chances to become the next Knicks coach. Briant, who was associated with the Knicks main coach of 2020-24, was one of the finalists for Phoenix SunsThe free place of the main coach, but agreed on the contract to hire the associate of Kavaliera Jordan Ota on Wednesday.

The former coach of Villanova Jai Vright was also a wide speculated candidate for work. Trained three top team players in college (Jalen Brunson, Mikala Bridges, Josh Hart), Lending some credibility to rumors so that the next team coach can be. Ali Fok Sports Faculty of Basketball Expert John Fanta does not expect a usuris to the unellmountain to train Knicks.

“Jai Vright enjoys red wine, basketball, television and his family,” Fanta said “herd”. “If he wanted to train again, he would be the coach of Villanov.

“Jay Wright isn’t going anywhere.”

John Fanta dows in the chance of the day Hurley or Jay Wright becoming Knicks HC

Knicks are also interested Houstin rockets The main coach for compensation and Dallas Mavericks Main coach Jason Kidd, Longtime NBA Insider Marc Stein reported. After the seed recording no. 2 In the Western Conference, Houston is not interested in let Nev York potentially negotiate agreement and trade that includes a wide Athletic.

As New York enters trenches in its main coaching search, decision to fire thibodeau has yet felt many surprises many. He helped turn through the clinic in his five seasons as the main coach, playoffs, making playoffs four times after eight years of seasonal drought. Last season, they marked their best playoffs in the quarter-century, and New York first reached the final conference finals since 2000. years. After the second round of an upset champion defending to Indiana Pacers In six games.

Pitino seemed to be among those surprised and moves.

“I think everyone’s shocked,” Pitino said. “You don’t fire people who lead you to the Eastern Finals and the whole town so excited in the team. They were shared at 7. Avenue, and we are not in the finals. So I think they are all in shock.

“They brought a decision. They have to live with that. Let’s see.”

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