The New York Knicks are interviewing Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for the crew’s head teaching job, sources informed ESPN.
The Knicks have now performed formal interviews with three candidates — Nori and two former head coaches, Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins — for the emptiness.
Nori, 51, has been an assistant with Minnesota since 2021 underneath coach Chris Finch. The Timberwolves this month denied permission for the Knicks to interview Finch for the job, sources confirmed.
Nori has additionally labored as an assistant with the Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors.
Brown, the previous Kings coach, interviewed for the Knicks job in 2020 and made a powerful impression earlier than New York employed Tom Thibodeau.
Jenkins, who was fired in March, had served as Grizzlies coach since 2019-20 — the identical season Ja Morant was named Rookie of the Yr. The Grizzlies made three postseason appearances with Jenkins, with one playoff sequence win.
The Knicks are looking for a brand new head coach after firing Thibodeau in a stunning transfer after he led the crew to the Jap Convention finals for the primary time in 25 years.
A number of groups have rebuffed the Knicks of their head teaching search this month, sources mentioned.
