Tom Thibodeau was, by far, the best New York Knicks coach of the 21st century. He led the team to the playoffs in four of his five years on the job. The Knicks made the playoffs just four times in the 19 seasons before he was hired.

It has been reported that the Dallas Mavericks denied a request to interview Jason Kidd, the Minnesota Timberwolves said no to Chris Finch, the Houston Rockets did the same with Ime Udoka, the Atlanta Hawks rejected a Quin Snyder interview, and the Chicago Bulls also shut down the idea of Billy Donovan.

Will the Knicks look for an established NBA coach? Or could they dip into the college ranks? Here are five candidates that New York could consider.

The proposed trade would see the New York Knicks acquire three players from the Golden State Warriors in return for Mikal Bridges

The New York Knicks decided to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons and will now look for a replacement.