According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, head coach Tom Thibodeau is likely in line for a contract extension. “That’s something my agent will take care of,” Thibodeau told reporters. “The Knicks have been great to me. So this is where I want to be”.
Guard/forward Josh Hart, for example, said he is a fan of Thibodeau. “Obviously I’m not very up to date on what he was before [Thibodeau] was here, but he was coach of the year [in 2021], he took this team to the playoffs, he took this team to the second round and, barring injuries, we would have could have gone further,” Hart said, via Bondy. “So I think you’re seeing the foundation that he’s built, but we know that becoming a championship team isn’t about flipping a switch and one season you just get there.”