Mavericks Reportedly Have Jason Kidd Decision Amid Knicks News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau, pressure was on to find a great hire this offseason.

The New York Knicks are conducting active due diligence on Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd among other head coaching candidates in their search to replace Tom Thibodeau, sources told ESPN.

The Knicks may have their next head coach in mind — and it’s not a free agent or rising assistant, but an NBA Finals-tested rival already under contract. The Knicks are reportedly interested in tabbing Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as the successor to Tom Thibodeau’s throne at Madison Square Garden,