Knicks Have 'Degree of Interest' in 2 Active NBA Coaches That Aren't Jason Kidd originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks are facing immense pressure to nail their head coaching hire this offseason.

During Wednesday’s debate, each candidate had to pick a side on the thumbs up/thumbs down binary about the New York Knicks’ decision to fire Thibodeau following their Eastern Conference finals defeat to the Indiana Pacers. Seven candidates did not agree with the Knicks’ move, while Michael Blake had the backs of James Dolan and Leon Rose.

Thibs guided the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, but after making huge changes last offseason, including trading for Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridg