Report: Jason Kidd Wants To Coach Knicks

According to NBA insider Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, Jason Kidd wants to coach the New York Knicks. 

Kidd, who has two years left on his contract with the Dallas Mavericks, will have to force his way out of Dallas and to New York if he really wants to coach the Knickerbockers next season. 

“It’s a dream job that Jason Kidd wants, but he’s got to find his way to New York.”-@ScoopB makes it clear that Jason Kidd wants to be the next head coach of the Knicks. @InfSportsNet pic.twitter.com/UcOtPcM53r

— Zach Gelb (@ZachGelb) June 24, 2025

Kidd has a coaching record of 362-339 in the regular season and 31-33 in the playoffs with the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Mavericks. He played for the Knicks for one season in 2012-13 and was a superstar with the New Jersey Nets for multiple years. 

If Kidd doesn’t get an extension from the Mavericks, he theoretically could leave for the Knicks, who would have to trade draft picks to Dallas to acquire the NBA legend. 

The Mavericks have the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. They are expected to draft Duke’s Cooper Flagg. 

New York needs a new head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau. The franchise has been denied permission to speak with Kidd, Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan. 

Udoka and Donovan recently signed extensions. 

The Knicks fired Thibodeau despite reaching the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000. The Indiana Pacers beat New York in six games. 

Thibodeau, who has coached the Bulls and Timberwolves, was hired by the Knicks in 2020. He went 226-174 in the regular season and 24-23 in the postseason and won the 2021 Coach of the Year Award.