The New York Knicks may be headed for another head coaching search in the weeks and months to come, and there may already be a potential favorite to get the job when that search happens.
With Knicks coach David Fizdale on the hot seat, there is already speculation about who might succeed him if and when he’s fired. According to Chris Mannix of SI, one name worth watching is former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson, who was an original candidate before the Knicks hired Fizdale.
Should the Knicks eventually move on from Fizdale, there are in-house options — Keith Smart has been a head coach, Kaleb Canales was an interim coach in Portland — but the name to be watched is Mark Jackson. He was a pre-Fiz candidate and a favorite of GM Scott Perry.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) November 11, 2019
Jackson went 121-109 in three years with the Warriors, and was fired a year before they won their first NBA title. More relevantly, he spent parts of seven seasons with the Knicks as a player, so there are some longstanding ties here.
As for Fizdale, the Knicks are pretty openly undermining him and greasing the wheels for his firing. We’ll see if that’s an environment Jackson is interested in working in.
