PHOENIX - Billy Donovan knew a bad idea when he heard one. Put on this cowboy hat and these spurs and we'll take a picture of you, his coach told him. Maybe we'll even put it on the front of the ...

Donovan at least has some ties to the organization, having played briefly for the Knicks back in the late 1980s, when Rick Pitino was coach. Donovan played for Pitino in college at Providence.

Billy Donovan is from Long Island and has ties to New York, with his good friend Maurice Cheeks already on the Knicks coaching staff, and having coached Jalen Brunson for Team USA in the 2014 FIBA ...

Rick Pitino addresses reporters during a press conference on March 21, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post “I’m not in the league 17 years playing if he’s not my first coach,” Jackson ...

As if their rejection wasn’t firm enough, the Chicago Bulls perhaps officially charged at the idea of the New York Knicks hiring their head coach Billy Donovan.

Donovan has an overall record of 438-362 (.548) in 10 seasons as an NBA head coach, but he’s under .500 at 195-205 (.488) during his Bulls tenure.

Bulls locking down front office and coach Billy Donovan with extensions According to a source, those talks have heated up, signaling that Karnisovas and GM Marc Eversley have already been extended ...

Donovan at least has some ties to the organization, having played briefly for the Knicks back in the late 1980s, when Rick Pitino was coach. Donovan played for Pitino in college at Providence.