- ABC News
- April 12, 2016
New York Knicks interim coach Kurt Rambis continues to get strong consideration to become the team's full-time coach, but team president Phil Jackson does intend to speak to other available candidates, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com on Monday that former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt is among the names who interest the Knicks. Blatt guided Cleveland to the NBA Finals last year before his abrupt firing in January with the Cavs leading the East at 30-11. No coach in league history had been dismissed in-season with a higher winning percentage than Blatt's .732. Blatt already is a known quantity to Knicks general manager Steve Mills, who played with him at Princeton. NBA coaching sources told ESPN's Marc Stein at the time of the firing that Blatt was intent on coaching in the league again as opposed to immediately returning to the European game, where he was hugely successful at both the club and international level. If Blatt were to get serious...