According to SNY's Ian Begley, former Jazz coach and current Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Johnnie Bryant is a "longer shot" to land the Knicks' head coaching job. "Johnnie [Bryant], it was more ...

Meanwhile, early favorite Johnnie Bryant — a top assistant with the Cavaliers and once viewed as a frontrunner for the Knicks job — appears to have lost traction.

Johnnie Bryant is unlikely to become the next Knicks ... Bryant was the Knicks’ associate head coach under Thibodeau from 2020-24 and held the same role under Kenny Atkinson with the Cavaliers ...

Among the various names that have been mentioned as potential replacements, former Knicks assistant Johnnie Bryant is one that has come up frequently, especially on social media.