However, recent reports indicate that all teams controlling these coaches have rejected New York\u2019s advances<\/a>.<\/p>\n DeAndre Jordan has the perfect solution for New York<\/p>\n With the coaching search stalling, Denver Nuggets<\/a> center DeAndre Jordan<\/a> has proposed an intriguing solution: hire his former head coach, Michael Malone<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Mo getting another job is definitely something that is going to happen if he wants it to happen, in my opinion, and it just kind of like would make sense being up there from New York area,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n Malone remains available after being fired by the Nuggets<\/a> just before the postseason. His proven track record and championship experience make him an attractive candidate according to Jordan.<\/p>\n \u201cThat swagger, that competitive nature that he has, paired up with those guys could be could be a really good situation. I think he\u2019s a breath of fresh air at times. And I guess that\u2019s what those guys need right there right now at the moment,\u201d Jordan explained.<\/p>\n Jordan believes Malone\u2019s championship credentials make him the ideal fit for New York\u2019s<\/a> roster construction.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s proven he can win a championship, especially with good players in the system, KAT and Jalen and Mikal, and Josh, he loves players like Josh Hart, like those kind of Bruce Brown-ish kind of guys,\u201d Jordan added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Malone\u2019s star player experience makes him the obvious choice<\/p>\n \u201cI think they could really do something, especially with him being probably, in my opinion, the best coach out there that they could actually hire,\u201d Jordan concluded.<\/p>\n Malone brings championship experience from his 2023 title with Denver and has guided the Nuggets to seven consecutive playoff appearances.<\/p>\n His ability to manage star players like Nikola Jokic<\/a>, Jamal Murray, and Russell Westbrook suggests he could handle New York\u2019s talented roster featuring Jalen Brunson<\/a> and Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Knicks need to act quickly to secure their next head coach and begin preparing for the upcoming season. Malone\u2019s availability and proven success make him a compelling option worth serious consideration.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks remain without a head coach following Tom Thibodeau\u2019s dismissal. Time is running short with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3781],"tags":[7,761,301,187,3943,4231,6,191,302],"class_list":{"0":"post-98268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-nuggets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-deandre-jordan","10":"tag-denver","11":"tag-denver-nuggets","12":"tag-denvernuggets","13":"tag-michael-malone","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-new-york-knicks","16":"tag-nuggets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114681977448017429","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Denver](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1388807958-940x627.jpg\")
Photo by Jacob Kupferman\/Getty ImagesThis Championship coach could transform the Knicks<\/p>\n