Overview
- Staley said on the Post Moves podcast that she had a formal interview with the Knicks and would have accepted their head coaching offer.
- The Knicks hired Mike Brown in early July after a broad search, and league reporting says Staley impressed but was not a finalist.
- She recounted asking how hiring the NBA’s first female head coach would affect executives’ daily jobs and media demands, saying she felt the interview’s energy change.
- Staley said New York stressed wanting a collaborative, inclusive culture and she questioned why she was in the pool given the franchise’s history meeting those goals.
- A Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA champion, Staley is under a South Carolina contract reportedly through 2029–30, and no woman has yet been appointed a full-time NBA head coach.