Kidd took the Mavericks to the NBA Finals in 2024. He has proven himself as an NBA-level head coach. Kidd has had three stops in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks. Kidd has amassed a 362-339 regular-season record as a head coach. He has a 31-33 record in the playoffs.

Giannis has been exceptionally loyal to the Bucks, and it seems like he’s staying on brand. Still, Milwaukee’s inflexibility and lack of top-end talent around the two-time MVP are impossible to ignore. Don’t pencil him into the Bucks’ opening-night starting five just yet. We have a lot of offseason left.

Of course the Knicks are interested in trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo. If he decides it’s time to move on from Milwaukee (a decision likely to come closer to the NBA draft), 29 other teams are going to call Bucks GM Jon Horst and kick the tires on a deal.

Despite leading the New York Knicks to their most successful season of the millennium, head coach Tom Thibodeau was unceremoniously fired by the team. Meanwhile, every other team in the NBA either already had or has already hired their new bench leader,

The Athletic's James L. Edwards III and Fred Katz reported that the Knicks added Tucker to the fold because the front office "believed the locker room needed more leadership, a presence to help with communication issues that had plagued the group both on and off the court all season."

The Knicks axed Thibodeau last week after five seasons and four playoff appearances, including the franchise’s first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 seasons.

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.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8), left, and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) stand on the court after Game 5 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketbal

Former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and the well-traveled Mike Brown – who coached the Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals and was the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year for the Kings – are the favorites at this point and will soon interview for the opening.

ESPN's Marc Spears is the latest NBA insider to report on the Durant sweepstakes, noting that despite the 15-time All-Star's newfound interest in the New York Knicks, the Eastern Conference runner ups are not interested in securing his services.