Knicks Rumors: Latest Reports Before 2016 NBA Draft Lottery

It isn’t much of a surprise that the New York Knicks are dominating the conversation going into Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery.

With Carmelo Anthony wanting some help, a coaching search underway and a guy by the name of Phil Jackson at the controls, it was only a matter of time before the Knicks stepped into the spotlight and refused to budge.

After hitting it out of the park last year with Kristaps Porzingis, New York remains one of the bigger players to watch ahead of the lottery. Below, let’s take a look at the top rumblings surrounding the team.

Jeff Hornacek Surfaces in Coaching Search

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It’s no secret that Jackson has a finely tuned list of names he’d like to employ as the team’s head coach, though Jeff Hornacek didn’t seem to be among them.

Until now.

According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the former Phoenix Suns head coach has joined David Blatt and the usual Jackson suspects on the list:

The Knicks, league sources say, have interviewed Jeff Hornacek for their coaching job along with Kurt Rambis, David Blatt and Frank Vogel.

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) May 16, 2016

It’s an interesting development, as Hornacek got canned by the Suns after not helping the franchise much and boasts a career 101-112 mark as a head coach.

Yet maybe this shouldn’t be too much of a shock because of the influence Anthony could have on the decision. It wasn’t long ago when Anthony stressed he wants the Knicks to do their due diligence in an interview with Steve Popper of the Record.

“As long as there’s a process and you go through the proper channels …

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