Kurt Rambis Returning To Knicks As Assistant Coach, Report Says
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Kurt Rambis will be back on the New York Knicks bench this upcoming season.
The New York Post reported Rambis will remain with the team as an assistant coach. Rambis was interim coach for the Knicks after Derek Fisher was fired and went 9-19.
The Knicks hired Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach.
Knicks President Phil Jackson told SNY Monday that Rambis still fit into the team's plans.
"He fits in a number of ways. He was a teammate of Jeff's in Phoenix at one point in our careers. He's also a great team guy. He's got a great idea of what we're trying to accomplish, and I think he can help Jeff feel his way through this club and find the best way for them to play," Jackson told SNY.
Hornacek told WFAN's Mike Francesa last Friday that he has the complete freedom to hire his staff.
"I know Kurt's coaching abilities, what he can provide to us, and I've talked to him once about the possibility and how he would fit on our staff," Hornacek said. "I'm going to continue to talk to him over these next few days. … As we go on in this process, if I think he'd be good for us, then I'd love to have him. If we talk and we just don't seem like it's going to fit well, then he'll move on and get another job."
The Post reported that Rambis got a two-year extension on top of his current deal that had one year left. Rambis' contract will run the length of Hornacek's three-year deal.