Overview

• Staley said on the Post Moves podcast that she formally interviewed with New York this summer and felt well prepared for the hours-long session.
• She stated she "would have had to" accept the Knicks offer if it came, citing the opportunity to break a barrier for women in coaching.
• Staley believes two questions she asked — why she was in the candidate pool and how hiring the first female NBA head coach would affect executives’ daily work — led to an "energy change" in the room.
• The Knicks conducted a broad search and ultimately hired veteran coach Mike Brown in early July to replace Tom Thibodeau.
• Staley remains at South Carolina on a contract through 2030 and said she does not want to coach in the WNBA, expressing a preference for an ownership role with the planned Philadelphia expansion team.