The latest in the rumor mill points towards Mark Jackson possibly becoming the New York Knicks' new head coach next season. According to the New York Times' Marc Stein, Jackson is a possible candidate to replace current head coach Jeff Hornacek.
The former Knicks guard Mark Jackson keeps coming up as a hot name to succeed Hornacek, amid a growing belief the Knicks’ new front-office chief — Scott Perry — will want to install his own hand-picked choice heading into next season.
It’s difficult to fault Hornacek for much of the chaos that has engulfed the Knicks during his two seasons in charge. But there’s no avoiding the fact he was a Phil Jackson selection, which could well doom him now that the organization seems intent on cutting every non-Porzingian tie to the Phil era as possible.
Jackson is currently a sports analyst for ESPN. Prior, he coached the Golden State Warriors from 2011-2014 where he was instrumental in developing Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
The Knicks have been nothing but disappointing this season. They are 26-45 for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The recent Kristaps Porzingis ACL injury does not help in the cause of the struggling franchise. Though it is not largely Hornacek's fault, Stein believes that he may not reach the end of his contract which still has one year remaining:
Jeff Hornacek has one year left on his contract, but good luck finding league observers who believe he will survive to see it out.
It's still a wait-and-see game if the Knicks do indeed choose to add Jackson, explore the market for other coaches, or decide to keep Hornacek beyond this season.
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