The NBA landscape shook a bit on Dec. 18 when the New York Knicks announced the hiring of former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt to fill a different role with their franchise. The Knicks parted ways with their former head coach David Fizdale earlier this month, after his poor start to the regular season. But what impact does this somewhat surprising of a assistant coaching hire have on the Chicago Bulls?
Blatt is usually considered on the short lists of quality NBA head coaching candidates whenever a new role opens up. But he’ll be trying to work his way back up the NBA coaching ladders in a basketball operations consultant role with the lowly Knicks.