Knicks Rumors: Will Hardy Given Permission by Spurs to Interview for HC Job
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The Recent York Knicks reportedly thought to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant Will Hardy as one among eight to 10 candidates for their head coaching job, based totally on Ian Begley of SNY.
In step with Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Spurs granted the Knicks permission to interview the 32-year-feeble, who is “wisely-regarded within Spurs organization.”
Hardy has spent the previous four years as an assistant coach in San Antonio and has spent 10 years with the organization.
The coach began his profession with the Spurs as a basketball operations intern in 2010 earlier than working his capability up to video coordinator and at final onto the group’s bench.
He furthermore coached the Spurs’ summer season-league squad in Utah and became once on the coaching personnel for Team USA on the 2019 FIBA World Cup beneath Gregg Popovich.
If he becomes a head coach, it’d be a continuation of a resounding coaching tree beneath Popovich, a list that contains Brett Brown, Mike Budenholzer, James Borrego and extra. Steve Kerr furthermore played for the Spurs coach, a hit titles in 1999 and 2003.
Peaceable, Tom Thibodeau has reportedly been the favourite to land the Knicks job since a minimum of Could perhaps impartial, based totally on Marc Berman of the Recent York Put up. Whereas intervening time coach Mike Miller is anticipated to derive an interview, as are feeble head coaches Kenny Atkinson and Mike Woodson, Berman beforehand reported interviews outdoor Thibodeau’s are merely for “courtesy.”
Hardy will composed derive the likelihood to keep original president Leon Rose earlier than he makes his hiring decision.