The Knicks and Tom Thibodeau reportedly have mutual interest in extending the head coach’s contract, which runs through the 2024/25 season. Some reports have pegged a potential new deal as starting at $10MM annually.
Fred Katz of The Athletic spoke to eight rival front office executives to get a better idea of what a new deal for Thibodeau could look like. All eight officials said they would extend Thibodeau, with their projections ranging from $10-13.3MM per season.
According to Katz, the “sweet spot” among the group he spoke to was $12MM annually. Five of the executives landed on that figure, though there was some minor variance in duration.
“He’s in (the facility) all the time,” one of the people who proposed $12 million a year said. “He’s built a culture with the team. He’s done a good job.”
Here’s more on the Knicks:
- New York controls three picks — Nos. 24, 25 and 38 — in the upcoming draft. While it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Knicks trade one or more of those selections, Ian Begley of SNY.tv thinks they’ll probably draft at least one young player. According to Begley, in recent meetings some people within the organization have expressed concern about back-end roster depth, which suggests the Knicks may be targeting players they think can contribute right away.
- According to Begley (Twitter link), Virginia wing Ryan Dunn worked out for the Knicks on Wednesday. Viewed as one of the best defenders in the 2024 class, Dunn averaged 8.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.3 SPG and 2.3 BPG in 34 games as a sophomore this past season for the Cavaliers (27.5 MPG). He’s ranked No. 34 on ESPN’s big board.
- Draft-and-stash prospect Rokas Jokubaitis has spent the past three years with Barcelona after New York acquired his rights in a draft-night deal back in 2021. The 23-year-old’s agent tells Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link) that his client is willing to play in Summer League with the Knicks, but there’s a catch. “If Lithuania makes it to the Olympic Games in Paris, unfortunately, Rokas won’t be able to attend NBA Summer League,” Sarunas Broga told Sports+. “Otherwise, Rokas will strongly consider taking part.” Lithuania will compete in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico from July 2-7, Bondy notes. If Jokubaitis doesn’t make the leap to the NBA, he could switch European clubs, with Lithuania’s Zalgiris Kaunas reportedly showing interest in the young guard.
Which former Knicks rookie would you rather have on your team if you could have him for his whole career,
Nate Robinson, Immanuel Quickley, David Lee, Hubert Davis, Miles McBride, Channing Frye, Obi Toppin, Tim Hardaway Jr, Charlie Ward or Iman Shumpert?
Rank a top5 if possible… link to m.youtube.com
Can’t you wait for the offseason to do this crap?
Been like that all through the regular season…
I guess they just like to see what other people speculate with a hypothetical NBA situation… A lot…
Nothing wrong with learning from other perspectives…
Can’t you quit the crap of complaining about other people’s comments? Move on if you don’t like it…or start your own website. where you can have your own selfish rules. It really gets old and adds nothing to the conversation.
I don’t have a top 5, but I’d take Quickley
charlie ward. but not for basketball.
Knicks better get an extension done soon, if Hurley gets 15+ Thibs value goes up
Knicks better keep IH,OG and Precious. Say good bye to Randle, Mitch and Bojan. Why would Hurley leave UCONN? If LBJ was 10 years younger then definitely go to LA. Soon they will be an old rebuilding team
Agree. I’m not sure this is the time for Hurley to take over an aged team with few draft picks. They need talented youth, and what they currently have in the youth department isn’t talented.