After the Knicks fired Thibodeau, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reported that New York was interested in Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd, who played for the Knicks in 2012-13. Since Kidd is under contract with the Mavericks,

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly expected to deny the New York Knicks permission to interview head coach Jason Kidd, should they request it.

The New York Knicks stunned the NBA when they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after he led them all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals this season. Now, the Knicks are looking for a new leader, and one name they are reportedly interested in is Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd.