The New York Knicks — searching for a new coach after the firing of Tom Thibodeau, who led them to the Eastern Conference Finals — are expected to ask permission of the Dallas Mavericks to talk to Jason Kidd about coming to Manhattan, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line in his latest Substack missive.

DALLAS — The New York Knicks plan to ask the Dallas Mavericks for permission to speak to head coach Jason Kidd about their head coaching job that became available after the Knicks fired their head coach Tom Thibodeau, DLLS Mavs insider Marc Stein reported.