David Fizdale has begun working on his coaching staff.
The Knicks have requested and were granted permission by the Grizzlies to speak to Memphis assistant Keith Smart, according to a league source. Smart is expected to join Fizdale’s staff, the source said.
Fizdale and Smart were both assistants in Miami. When Fizdale left the Heat to coach the Grizzlies in 2016, Smart joined him as an assistant.
Nick Van Exel, who also was brought to Memphis by Fizdale last season, could be on the Knicks’ bench as well.
Smart, best known for hitting the NCAA championship winning shot for Indiana against Syracuse in 1987, has coached in the NBA for 17 years.