Knicks Fireplace Thibodeau, 2026 NBA Championship Odds Enhance

• The New York Knicks have fired head coach Tom Thibodeau
• The 2026 NBA Championship odds now record the Knicks because the second-favorite
• See the Knicks’ 2026 NBA title odds

The New York Knicks made large waves within the NBA ocean on Tuesday after they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after 5 seasons on the helm.

Thibodeau led the Knicks to a few straight playoff appearances and 4 best-of-seven sequence victories however that wasn’t sufficient to avoid wasting him. Sportsbooks have already posted 2026 NBA championship odds and the firing appears to be boosting their inventory.

2026 NBA Championship Odds

The Knicks are at present the co-second-favorite within the 2026 NBA title odds, alongside the Indiana Pacers group that has ousted them from the playoffs in two straight seasons. Again on Might 13, the Knicks had been priced at +1400. Their new +800 odds symbolize a soar from a 6.67% implied win chance to an 11.11% implied win chance, which is a large 66.6% enhance.

Odds as of June third, 2025, at DraftKings. Obtain the highest NBA betting apps to wager on NBA futures.

Realistically, a lot of the Knicks’ odds motion is because of Boston’s Jayson Tatum happening with a severe Achilles harm, which is more likely to preserve him out till a minimum of March 2026. However the firing of Thibodeau clearly hasn’t harm their probabilities within the eyes of oddsmakers.

Shams Charania first posted the stunning information of Thibodeau’s dismissal on X.

The Knicks each over and underperformed within the 2025 NBA playoffs. After beating the Pistons in six video games as -425 favorites, they bounced arch-rival Boston in simply six video games within the Jap Convention semifinals as large +550 underdogs.

It appeared like Indiana did them a favor by caring for East #1 seed Cleveland within the different semi, however the Knicks would go onto fall to the Pacers in six video games within the Jap Convention closing, regardless of coming into the sequence as -150 favorites.

The Knicks now haven’t reached the NBA Finals since 1999.

Who Might Exchange Thibodeau as Knicks Coach?

Sportsbooks have but to launch odds on the Knicks’ subsequent head coach however rumors are already swirling. When Phoenix fired Mike Budenholzer after only one season, the names that novice handicappers had been throwing round probably the most had been Michael Malone (former Nuggets HC), Willie Inexperienced (Pelicans HC), Chris Quinn (Warmth AC), Taylor Jenkins (former Grizzlies HC), and Jared Dudley (Mavericks AC).

In alphabetical order, the Knicks present assistant coaches are:

• Andy Greer (NBA AC since 2001; re-hired by Knicks in 2020)
• Daniel Brady (2023 rent; first AC job)
• Darren Erman (NBA AC since 2007; employed by Knicks in 2020)
• Mark Bryant (NBA AC since 2004 with six totally different franchises; employed by Knicks in 2024)
• Maurice Cheeks (NBA AC since 1993; employed by Knicks in 2024)
• Rick Brunson (2022 rent; first AC job)

Of that group, solely former NBAer Maurice Cheeks has been an NBA head coach earlier than (Path Blazers, 76ers, and Pistons) however he’s been working as an assistant since 2015. It’s unlikely any of New York’s present ACs will likely be credible contenders for the pinnacle teaching job.