Knicks fire Isiah Thomas after rollercoaster season.
The inevitable has finally happened. Knicks owner James Dolan has made another front office change after a brief period of time. Isiah Thomas has been fired from the General Manager job with the New York Knicks.
He is still owed $4 million after he signed the contract 12 months ago.
This was bound to happen after the enormous turnover of the roster that upset almost all player and coaching staff. Even Isiah must have known. In his one season the Knicks made the playoffs, however their 39-43 record and 3 coaches left the franchise in turmoil. The Knicks were embarrassed by their local rivals the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the playoffs 4-0.
Issues not relating to basketball have also put Thomas in the news for all the wrong reasons. Former Knicks team executive Anucha Browne Sanders filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Thomas.
All of these problems were enough for James Dolan to see the light, and quickly decided to sack Thomas.
This Knicks have the talent to make the play-offs in the next few years, but a good coach is needed to steer them in the right direction. Being in the East definitely gives them a chance of making the play-offs next year, if they can get 35-40 wins that could be enough to get them the eighth spot.