Once the Knicks officially submitted their request to interview Kidd, it was swiftly denied by the Mavericks. The Knicks tried with a few other coaches, like Billy Donovan with the Chicago Bulls and Chris Finch with the Minnesota Timberwolves, before they eventually decided to hire Mike Brown.

The New York Knicks have once again been denied permission by the Dallas Mavericks. On Sunday, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post reported that the Knicks requested, and were denied permission from the Mavericks to interview Jay Triano for their associate head coach position.