Insider Reveals Scenario Where Jason Kidd, Billy Donovan Would Take Knicks Job originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Two of the current head coaches the New York Knicks tried to steal may still yet become tenable prospects for the franchise this summer.

The New York Knicks have reportedly irked some NBA teams with the manner in which they have conducted their head coaching search thus far.

Carlisle, the longtime NBA head coach, has received endless praise over the offseason as he's helped lead the Pacers through the Eastern Conference and now to a lead in the NBA Finals over the league's best regular season team. Barkley's only kidding, but with how the Knicks have went about their coaching search, don't put anything past them.

After striking out on five sitting NBA head coaches, the Knicks are now set to interview two former coaches next week. New York will interview Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown, according to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic.

The New York Knicks made a drastic move following their playoff exit against the Indiana Pacers, firing head coach Tom Thibodeau.

The Knicks, meantime, are the only coaching opening in the NBA but they have been shut down while trying to speak with numerous sitting NBA head coaches, including Jason Kidd (Dallas), Ime Udoka (Houston), Chris Finch (Minnesota), Billy Donovan (Chicago) and Quin Snyder (Atlanta).

The Knicks will search far and wide for the job, and basketball legend Rick Pitino thinks former Knicks point guard Mark Jackson would be a good fit for the role. "I obviously coa