Overview

• Nori joins veteran Mike Brown and former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins as the only officials to receive formal interviews for the vacancy.
• New York remains the sole NBA franchise without a head coach more than three weeks after parting ways with Tom Thibodeau.
• As Minnesota’s lead assistant since 2021, Nori helped guide the Timberwolves to consecutive Western Conference Finals by shaping the league’s top defense.
• Requests to interview Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd and Houston Rockets boss Ime Udoka were denied, complicating the Knicks’ search.
• Though Nori lacks prior head coaching experience, he is prized for his defensive expertise and his work coaching Karl-Anthony Towns at power forward.