Just like in previous seasons, the New York Knicks are about to finish another forgettable campaign. They are out of playoff contention and are merely rounding out their schedule by playing one meaningless game after another.

Overseeing this disappointing Knicks season is head coach Jeff Hornacek, who has been sitting on a hot seat for so long, he might have grown accustomed to it. He may not be seated on one soon, though, as there is a growing belief that the Knicks are going to cut him loose at the end of the season. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Knicks even have a couple of names on their list of possible candidates as the team’s next mentor: Doc Rivers and Mark Jackson.

The feeling around the league is Hornacek won’t be brought back by Steve Mills and Scott Perry and that the club may target Doc Rivers and Mark Jackson.

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Rivers, a former Knicks player, has a live contract with the Clippers that won’t expire until the end of the 2019 season, but in a separate report from Mitch Lawrence of Sporting News, it seems that New York is keen on hiring the NB champion head coach.

There is a growing sentiment within New York’s hierarchy to hire Rivers, a former Knicks player, to replace Jeff Hornacek. Sources say Hornacek’s days in New York could be over once the season ends. It hasn’t been all of his fault, but he was brought to the Garden by former team president Phil Jackson and not the current regime headed by Steve Mills.

Mark Jackson, on the other hand, has not coached in the NBA since the 2013-14 season when he was grooming Stephen Curry and company for a future championship run. In three seasons at the helm of the Warriors, Jackson racked up a 121-109 win-loss record in the regular season and a 9-10 slate in the playoffs. Like Rivers, Jackson also played for the Knicks, spending a total of seven seasons in Gotham in his playing career.