Woj: 尼克隊希望在這週決定主教練人選 - NBA

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After talking with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, the New York
Knicks have completed interviews for the franchise's head-coaching job and
team officials are huddling to reach a consensus on the hiring of a
candidate, league sources told ESPN.

The Knicks hope to hire a new coach this week, sources said.

Former Grizzlies coach David Fizdale, former Cavaliers coach David Blatt and
former Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer are among the candidates Knicks president
Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry have met with in recent weeks.

Former Warriors coach Mark Jackson, Heat assistant Juwan Howard, Spurs
assistant James Borrego, Toronto G League coach Jerry Stackhouse, Celtics
assistant Jay Larranaga, Clippers assistant Mike Woodson and television
analyst Kenny Smith are among the candidates the Knicks interviewed to
replace Jeff Hornacek, who was fired in April after two seasons as coach.

The Knicks are searching for their 11th head coach since the 2001-02 season.
Management hopes this hire can help bring stability to a franchise that
hasn't reached the playoffs in five seasons.

Mills and Perry hope to build a young core around All-Star center Kristaps
Porzingis, who isn't expected back until midway through next season as he
recovers from a torn ACL. The Knicks own all of their future first-round
draft picks and project to have significant cap space in the 2019 offseason.

"I think this is a very desirable place and job, and I think a lot of
candidates will see and understand the vision that we have, the type of
people that we are," Perry said last month. "In conjunction with the city of
New York and the historical significance of the New York Knicks, this will be
an attractive job for a lot of coaches and [there] will be a lot of interest
in this job."

Mills said last month that the franchise's next coaching hire will need to
"understand today's player" and be a strong communicator.

Said Mills: "Today's players are very different from yesterday's players. So
you have to be a person that understands who these guys are, where they come
from, what their basketball journey is."

簡略翻譯:

尼克和勇士隊的助理教練Mike Brown面試結束後

決定結束他們一連串的主教練面試

並希望在這周能決定出下個賽季的主教練人選

其中面試的對象包含了
前灰熊隊教練 David Fizdale
前騎士隊教練 David Blatt
前老鷹隊教練 Mike Budenholzer
前勇士隊教練 Mark Jackson
熱火隊助理教練 Juwan Howard
馬刺隊助理教練 James Borrego
暴龍隊發展聯盟教練 Jerry Stackhouse
塞爾提克隊助理教練 Jay Larranaga
快艇隊助理教練 Mike Woodson
TNT台分析師 Kenny Smith

尼克正在尋找自2001-02賽季以來的第11位教練

管理層希望新教練能帶領尼克 打破連五年沒進季後賽的窘境

總管Steve Mills和經理Scott Perry表示

球隊將圍繞Kristaps Porzingis建隊 (KP預計下季中能回到球場)

而尼克握有 所有未來的首輪選秀權

且在2019的賽季結束後 擁有龐大的薪資空間

https://i.imgur.com/aBbNYAD.png (薪資參考)

紐約主教練的位置 必須具備和球員良好的溝通能力

現今球員和以前球員不一樣了 教練必須徹頭徹尾的了解這些球員


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"目前" 看起來 尼克要重返季後賽 下個賽季會有點難度
KP季中才會回歸 加上現有的陣容和薪資空間
應該會卡在不上不下的位置
新教練的人選 可能會決定KP 未來要不要繼續留在大蘋果


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