Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks are finalizing a five-year deal that would make him the team's next head coach, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Wojnarowski, the two sides are working on the terms of the contract, and "a signed agreement is expected in the near future."
Thibodeau emerged as a top candidate for the Knicks head coaching job earlier this summer amid the franchise's search. New York fired coach David Fizdale in December 2019 and promoted assistant coach Mike Miller to interim head coach in his absence.
Thibodeau would return to the Knicks after working as an assistant under Jeff Van Gundy from 1996-2004.