Mike Budenholzer will meet with the New York Knicks about their head coaching vacancy.

Budenholzer similarly met with the Phoenix Suns about their opening.

Budenholzer and the Hawks have interest in parting ways this offseason but he could still remain with the franchise.

Budenholzer is under contract for two more seasons and about $14 million. 

The Hawks have told teams that they will require compensation to allow Budenholzer out of his contract.

James Dolan lamented the tenure of Phil Jackson as president of the New York Knicks.

“Everybody who wants to talk about the Knicks wants to ask me about Phil Jackson,” Dolan said, smiling and shaking his head. “The entire market wanted to me to hire him and when I did, the entire market said it was a great move. The only thing was, everyone said that I shouldn’t interfere with him.

“Three years later, everyone wanted to know when I was going to do something about Phil. The same people who told me not to interfere wanted me to interfere. But that’s OK. I just think that Phil underestimated the job.”

Jackson was fired by the Knicks shortly after last June's draft.

James Dolan talked about the New York Knicks as they missed the playoffs again.

Dolan acknowledged the significance of having Kristaps Porzingis to build around.

“Basketball is different than hockey,” Dolan said. “A great player in hockey is the difference, but a great player in basketball is the team.

“And I think we have a great player in Porzingis. We just have to build around him.”

The Knicks will be without Porzingis while he rehabs his torn ACL.

“I’ve been told everything from December to him being out for the season, so I don’t know what to expect on that,” Dolan said. “But we can’t just sit on our ass while he’s away. We need to develop a team and then integrate him into it when he comes back.”

Kenny Smith will interview with the New York Knicks for their head coaching vacancy.

Smith has never coached in the NBA and has worked in broadcasting with TNT since 1998.

Smith has previously expressed interest in working in a front office capacity.

The Knicks are also considering David Fizdale, Mark Jackson, David Blatt, Jerry Stackhouse and Mike Woodson.

Isiah Thomas played a pivotal role in the New York Knicks' trade for Carmelo Anthony in 2011, according to a new book by Ian Thomsen.

The Knicks and Nets were bidding for Anthony but Donnie Walsh's reluctance to include Timofey Mozgov was holding back a deal from getting done.

"Thomas and I had been sharing information for years, he had provided me with insight on the new generation of AAU players who were seizing control of the NBA, and I believed he would be interested in hearing about Anthony," wrote Thomsen. "But Thomas was gunshy. It had been three years since his departure from the Knicks and he was still being criticized in New York as if he had never left. He said he didn't know (former Nuggets exec Masai) Ujiri, and the last thing he needed was to have it leaked that he was involved in the talks for Anthony. He made it clear that he no longer had authority within the Knicks organization, which meant he had everything to lose and nothing to gain. Thomas could see how this would play out: The trade with the Knicks would collapse, word would get out of his involvement and he would be the scapegoat. 'I don't want anything to do with it,' he said.

“I explained why I had assumed that he would be interested in hearing about the negotiations. Anthony had stuck out his neck to force a trade to New York, and if the trade was doomed to fall apart because the Knicks weren't willing to include a back-end player like Mozgov, then it wouldn't only be Anthony who would be furious. Anthony's fellow NBA stars — his close friends — would be angry with the Knicks too, and it would become more difficult than ever for the Knicks to recruit another star in years to come. The future of the Knicks mattered not at all to me, but I figured it would be important to Thomas. He said he agreed with my point of view, as I knew he would, since he had helped me to understand this dynamic over several years of conversations.

“Thomas thanked me for the call and then insisted that he was going to keep out of it. His goal was to get on with his own life. If the Knicks were going to make the trade, then let them figure it out."

Thomas, however, did not stay out of it despite coaching at Florida International at the time.

"My phone buzzed with the call from Isiah Thomas. 'Well, I passed on the information,’ he said, without saying to whom it had been passed. 'Now we'll see what happens.' The next morning, the news broke that Timofey Mozgov had been included in the Knicks' offer to Denver. That night the trade was completed."

Mark Jackson will interview for the New York Knicks' head coaching vacancy on Wednesday.

Jackson was head coach of the Golden State Warriors from 2011 until 2014.

Jackson returned to broadcasting immediately after he was dismissed by the Warriors.

The New York Knicks have not expressed interest in Jeff Van Gundy at this point, according to sources.

The report contradicts an earlier story that the Knicks had reached out to Van Gundy.

Van Gundy was head coach of the Knicks from 1996 until 2001 and has worked in broadcasting since his dismissal by the Rockets in 2007.

The Knicks are searching for a replacement for Jeff Hornacek.

David Fizdale, Mark Jackson, Jerry Stackhouse and David Blatt are considered the Knicks' top candidates.

The Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic plan on interviewing Jerry Stackhouse.

Stackhouse will also interview with the New York Knicks.

Stackhouse is currently head coach of Raptors 905 of the G League.

Steve Mills said James Dolan is fully supportive of his rebuilding plan with Scott Perry.

Mills and Perry took over for Phil Jackson to run the New York Knicks last summer.

"Jim has given us the room to be patient which, again, is not something that's been common in this organization," said Mills. "Patience hasn't been one of our biggest attributes here ….I don't have any doubt that he's comfortable with the plan we're on and (that he) wants us to be patient and not do things that are just you know for the quick hit."

The Knicks have typically looked for quick turnarounds during Dolan's tenure as owner.

The New York Knicks have added Mike Woodson to their list of head coaching candidates.

The Knicks also plan on meeting with David Fizdale, Mark Jackson, Jerry Stackhouse and David Blatt.

Woodson was fired by the Knicks in 2014 after two seasons, but he isn't considered in their top tier of candidates.

Blatt coached a Turkish team to the Eurocup title season.

The Knicks plan on continuing their rebuild next season before pursuing free agents in 2019.