{"id":27804,"date":"2019-12-18T16:48:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=27804"},"modified":"2019-12-18T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:48:10","slug":"new-york-knicks-hire-david-blatt-as-basketball-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/12\/18\/new-york-knicks-hire-david-blatt-as-basketball-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks Hire David Blatt as Basketball Consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/new-york-knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Knicks<\/a> are still without a true head coach, but former NBA head coach David Blatt will join the staff as a basketball consultant. Blatt previously coached the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> from 2014-16.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>David Blatt Hired by New York Knicks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Knicks recently <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2019\/12\/06\/new-york-knicks-fire-david-fizdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fired David Fizdale<\/a> as their head coach, promoting Mike Miller to interim head coach in the process. Now, they will add a consultant with a plethora of basketball experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to my next step in my career as I officially retire from coaching and pursue other opportunities in basketball,&#8221; Blatt said in a statement. &#8220;I&#8217;ve long been intrigued by working in a front office and thank Steve Mills and Scott Perry for the opportunity to be a resource to the basketball operations staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blatt is most known for his stint with the Cavaliers that included the return of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong> to his hometown team in 2014. In his first season, the team notched a 53-29 record and made a run to the NBA Finals, but came up short against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>. Despite starting 41-30 in 2015, the Cavaliers fired Blatt before the conclusion of the regular season. The Cavaliers went on to win their first championship without Blatt at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his NBA stint, Blatt racked up plenty of accolades in the EuroLeague. He won Coach of the Year in 2014 to go along with a EuroLeague title. He most recently coached Olympiacos B.C. in Greece, going 15-15 in his lone season at the helm. Blatt stepped down this summer after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Since leaving the NBA, he also spent a season coaching Dar\u00fc\u015f\u015fafaka to a 16-14 mark in 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>Blatt has head coaching experience in spades at all sorts of professional levels. 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