The New York Knicks are firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, the group introduced on Tuesday.
Thibodeau helped the Knicks to their first Japanese Convention finals in 25 years, made the playoff in 4 of his 5 years and led the group to consecutive 50-win seasons for first time for the reason that Nineteen Nineties.
“Our group is singularly centered on successful a championship for our followers,” group president Leon Rose mentioned in an announcement. “This pursuit led us to the choice to tell Tom Thibodeau that we have determined to maneuver in one other route. We won’t thank Tom sufficient for pouring his coronary heart and soul into every day of being the New York Knicks head coach.
“… In the end, we made the choice we really feel is greatest for our group shifting ahead. Tom will at all times be a part of our Knicks household and we actually want him nothing however one of the best sooner or later.”
The Knicks reached a three-year extension with Thibodeau final summer season that took him by way of the 2027-28 season.
New York was the veteran coach’s third head-coaching cease within the NBA, together with time with the Chicago Bulls (2010-2015) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2016-2019).
He has a .579 profession win proportion as a head coach, the very best by any coach with out a Finals look in NBA historical past (minimal 300 video games coached), based on ESPN Analysis.