The New York Knicks are being linked to Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd to replace Tom Thibodeau, who was fired last week after five seasons at the helm. A trade for a head coach is extremely rare in the NBA,

The New York Knicks didn't wait long after their best season in decades to dispatch Tom Thibodeau as head coach.

The Mavericks have no interest in losing their head coach. The franchise on Wednesday morning denied a request from the New York Knicks to interview Kidd for their head coaching job, multiple people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.