Knicks Rumors: New York intends to contact Jay Wright

Jay Wright is solidifying his legacy as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all-time, but the New York Knicks want him at The Mecca.

The New York Knicks didn’t take long to open the floodgates of the 2018 NBA offseason. Within hours of the completion of the 2017-18 regular season finale, the Knicks informed head coach Jeff Hornacek and associate head coach Kurt Rambis of their dismissal.

As the Knicks survey the basketball landscape and search for a new sideline general, their eyes have been averted to the collegiate scene.

New York has had four full-time head coaches since the beginning of 2011-12: Mike D’Antoni, Mike Woodson, Derek Fisher, and Jeff Hornacek. Kurt Rambis coached…