Donte DiVincenzo didn’t appear too pleased after being included in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/new-york-knicks">New York Knicks</a>‘ blockbuster trade for Minnesota Timberwolves <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba">NBA</a> All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. As fate would have it, the Timberwolves faced the Knicks in their third preseason game, giving DiVincenzo the chance to confront his former coach, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/TOM-THIBODEAU">Tom Thibodeau</a>, and assistant coach Rick Brunson.


 

 


DiVicenzo didn’t waste any time. The guard, who was in charge of executing a free throw for the Timberwolves in the first quarter with 6 minutes remaining on the clock, took the chance to face his former coach Thibodeau.



“Thank you for the trade Thibs. Thank you for the trade… that’s what happens when they let you run the show. That’s what happens when they let you run the show,” said DiVicenzo before calmly sinking the foul shot.



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The discussion didn’t end there. After the conclusion of the match “Donte DiVincenzo and coach assistant Rick Brunson (Jalen’s dad) appeared to have a heated exchange after the game“, as Stefan Bondy wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. The microphones weren’t able to catch the moment, but both player and assistant had to be separated before heading to the locker room.



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DiVincenzo, who was reportedly “very unhappy” about his role with the Knicks before the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/karl-anthony-towns">KAT</a> trade, was a key piece in the deal along with Julius Randle. His confrontations with Thibodeau and Brunson seem to confirm his frustrations as he now adjusts to his new team in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/minnesota-timberwolves">Minnesota</a>.


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<h2>DiVicenzo shuts downs rumors about Mikal Bridges’ signing</h2>



Prior to the trade, rumors circulated that DiVincenzo was upset about being moved to the bench after the Knicks acquired Mikal Bridges. However, in an interview with The New York Post, DiVincenzo dismissed those claims.



“Obviously everyone wants to start coming off the season I had last year, but I also understand that there’s different lineups and different combinations that teams want to get to – I understand that. It was never a thing of, ‘Oh, we got Mikal, I’m pissed off.’ I was super excited.”



DiVincenzo also spoke about the expectations he had with the Knicks ahead of the season. “I was super excited because we have a very good player coming back to the team. And you get OG (Anunoby) back, now you’re looking at, ‘Wow we’re going to be really good.’ There was never a conversation of my role was going to be diminished. It was the outside assumption and ran with it and it was untrue,” he stated.

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Despite being favored, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/new-york-knicks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New York Knicks</a> couldn’t keep their foot on the gas and make it to the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBA</a> Finals. The second seed in the Eastern Conference lost to a faster and healthier Indiana Pacers team.



Health has always been an issue for Tom Thibodeau’s teams. He wears his players out by playing them heavy minutes, up to the point where some of them end up struggling with chronic injuries later in their careers.



However, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/jalen-brunson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jalen Brunson</a> won’t badmouth his coach. If anything, he believes Thibodeau has done an outstanding job of instilling that hardnosed and physical defensive mindset on the team.



<h2>Jalen Brunson Has Tom Thibodeau’s Back</h2>



“I think Thibs has the same mindset we do as a team. Thibs is the reason why we have that mindset,” Bruson said. “Thibs is the reason why night in and night out, we fight to the best of our abilities, even though things may not be in our favor, result-wise. He makes sure that we have that mindset night in and night out.”



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Brunson is well aware of the criticism, and he knows his coach is to. Still, the players are all on the same page, and they would run through a brick wall for their coach:



“So I think he’s evolved by just (pause), he sees everything that everyone says,” Brunson said. “I think when it comes to us, we don’t really care what the people on the outside think of us. We don’t care what people say, positive or negative. We go forward with what we believe is the best course of action inside this building inside the organization and so on. I think the way that he has evolved is that his players in that locker room have his back no matter what.”



Thibs always gets his players to buy into his philosophy. Also, it wasn’t his fault this time, as they were already missing Julius Randle, OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson, and Bojan Bogdanovic.







Hopefully, the Knicks will be able to add more depth to their team in the offseason, and the players won’t suffer from the wear and tear of this season going forward. 


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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/new-york-knicks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New York Knicks</a> are coming off back-to-back positive <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBA</a> seasons, but they’re still at least one piece away from being a legit contender, even after adding Jalen Brunson.



Notably, Evan Fournier seems to think he could’ve been that missing piece. He’s resentful to the organization and coach Tom Thibodeau for not playing him even when they clearly needed something different in the playoffs.



The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/miami-heat-t100209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miami Heat</a> had an answer for everything Thibs threw at them. That’s why Fournier — who doesn’t expect to come back next season — put the coach and the organization on blast.



<h2>Evan Fournier Destroys The Knicks</h2>



“You want to spit on everyone, you have hatred,” Fournier said. “Derrick Rose and I looked at each other and said to each other: ‘What the hell are we doing here?’ During the five-on-five practice, we were on the side like some prospects.”



“I would be very surprised to be a Knick next year. They pay me 18 million, they have no interest in keeping me,” he continued. “If I stayed, it would be a disaster basketball-wise for my career. I can manage a year without playing. Two… that would be terrible.”



“If you want to trade me with a good return, why didn’t you use me?” Fournier asked. “I was coming out of a season where I was the fourth-best 3-point shooter in the league. Why not take advantage of it? Now they won’t get anything interesting and that’s normal because I couldn’t show anything [on the court].”


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Truth be told, Fournier isn’t exactly the kind of player who should be making that much money, but the Knicks could’ve at least given him a chance. Now, he’ll look to silence them with his play somewhere else.

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Evan Fournier can’t wait to leave the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/new-york-knicks">New York Knicks</a>. It appears that Fournier is strategically applying pressure on the Knicks to either trade or release him quickly, as he acknowledges that his future in the league hinges on that. In a recent interview he made sure everyone knew what he thinks about the organization, head coach Tom Thibodeau.



The Knicks had high hopes for Fournier when they signed him to a lucrative four-year, $73 million contract ahead of the 2021-22 season. However, his time with the Knicks has not gone as anticipated, leaving him contemplating his next move. Last season was especially frustrating for the Frenchman considering he almost saw no meaningful action.


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Fournier struggled to make an impact in the few opportunities he had. He averaged 6.1 points per game, his lowest scoring output since his rookie year. Additionally, he did not see any action in the Knicks’ postseason games. While the Knicks still have him under contract for two more years, an imminent separation is on the horizon.



<h2>Evan Fournier doesn’t hold back on the Knicks, Tom Thibodeau</h2>



Fournier found himself out of the rotation, but that didn’t affect the team’s success. He featured in just 27 regular season games with seven starts and averaging 17.0 minutes per game, so his place on the Knicks isn’t in the lineup. The guard is owed $18.9 million for the upcoming season, so the organization might want to hold on to him in case a favorable trade appears.



“When he took me out of the five, he just told me he was going to try something else. Then at the first match of a road trip, he announced to me that I was leaving the rotation, and ciao. I have nothing to say about our relationship because I have none”, Fournier affirmed in an interview with Yann Ohnona of L’Equipe.



He then mentioned what it was like to be out of the rotation as an experienced player. “You want to spit on everyone. You have hatred. Derrick Rose and I looked at each other and said: ‘What the hell are we doing here?’ During the five-on-five practice, we were on the side like some prospects. Uncool times. And when I realized that wouldn’t change, I took things more slowly. I focused on myself”, Fournier said.



The Knicks’ strategy is another thing he doesn’t understand. “I would be very surprised to be a Knick next year. They pay me 18 million, they have no interest in keeping me. If you want to trade me with a good return, why didn’t you use me? I was coming out of a season where I was the fourth-best 3-point shooter in the league. Why not take advantage of it? Now they won’t get anything interesting and that’s normal because I couldn’t show anything. I’m going to be traded, it’s not possible otherwise. Or I’d be stuck, and so would they. They have several players with big contracts coming in. Unless they want to pay a crazy luxury tax”, Fournier said.

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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/stephen-curry-comes-clean-admits-he-always-wanted-to-play-for-the-knicks-20220111-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Knicks</a> were something of a Cinderella story last NBA season. They shocked the world, made the playoffs as a top-4 seed, and looked poised for a deep postseason run until <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/charles-barkley-takes-shot-at-heats-tyler-herro-for-comparing-himself-to-luka-doncic-trae-young-20211103-0013.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trae Young</a> got the best of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-trade-rumors-knicks-could-move-julius-randle-this-season-20220113-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Julius Randle</a> and company.
The offseason was promising. They added Kemba Walker at a huge discount and seemingly had found the playmaker and scoring guard they craved in the postseason. As you may know by now, that wasn’t the case.
Add <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-julius-randle-booed-by-new-york-knicks-fans-after-telling-them-to-stfu-20220111-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Randle’s feud with the fans,</a> a mid-game altercation with a video assistant, and the Knicks’ unparalleled ability to blow big leads and you have a recipe for disaster. And someone has to take the blame.
<h2>Knicks Could Fire Tom Thibodeau Amid Difficult Season</h2>
That’s why the latest reports coming from the Big Apple are pointing the finger at Tom Thibodeau. Per SNY, people within the organization think he’s to blame for their struggles and could even be fired midseason.
(Transcript via Ian Begley of SNY)
“No matter how you feel about the situation, your individual opinion won’t have much impact on what happens next with the Knicks. Whose opinion matters? Knicks executive vice president William Wesley. And in conversations with Knicks owner James Dolan this month, Wesley has been laying the blame for the season – at least in part – on Thibodeau’s coaching, per SNY sources.
Does that mean Thibodeau will be fired during the All-Star break? I don’t know the answer to that question.As stated previously, I would be a bit surprised if he were let go at this point. But stranger things have happened in pro sports.
The idea that Wesley is privately citing Thibodeau’s coaching as a significant factor behind New York’s struggles is noteworthy.”
<h2>Tom Thibodeau Is Aware Of The Rumors</h2>
Thibodeau is aware of the fact that he’s on the hot seat and NYC media is known for being ruthless. Even so, he’s not letting all the outside noise take a toll on how he takes care of business:
“A byproduct of losing is everyone wants to place blame. And I understand that,” Thibodeau told the media. “We all have jobs to do. (The season) has not gone as well as it has. It didn’t go great last year until the end, right? Lock into what we have to do. Don’t get caught up in getting distracted. And focus on how we can do better. That’s where I want the focus to lie.”
The Knicks enter the All-Star break sitting at the 12th spot in a crowded Eastern Conference. The playoffs seem like a long shot and all players not named RJ Barrett should be available in the offseason. This isn’t good at all.

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