After coaching the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals, Tom Thibodeau was shockingly let go. At this point, the Knicks replaced one veteran with an

Some of the head coaches who have appeared in OKC's practice facility were Oklahoma's Porter Moser, Kentucky's Mark Pope and Alabama's Nate Oats. All three college players have passable ties to the Thunder. Moser is from the state. Pope coaches Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's and Cason Wallace's alma mater. Oats coached Chris Youngblood.

It was a busy off-season for the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, with both teams making significant changes. One of them was the ouster of Tom Thibodeau, who coached the Orange and Blue for five seasons and helped get the franchise back into contention.

One New York Knicks writer thought of Tom Thibodeau's failures during the team's opening night win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at MSG on Wednesday.

The Garden’s position is that Rose decided with Dolan’s full support. The team president had protected the coach from the antsy owner a couple of times in past seasons, but when it was clear last spring that Dolan was moving back in that direction, Rose was done stepping in front of the bus. Ditto for another longtime Thibs ally, Jalen Brunson.

The Knicks and Cavaliers figure to jockey for home-court advantage throughout the season. New York struck first in teams' season opener.

Prince J. Grimes speaks with Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns about his relationship with former coach Tom Thobdeau.

The favorites in the Eastern Conference open their season tonight at Madison Square Garden when the Cleveland Cavaliers take the court against the New York Knicks. The Knicks have a new coach - Tom Thibodeau out,