DALLAS — Jason Kidd might not be leaving the Dallas Mavericks anytime soon.

The Mavs rejected a Wednesday morning interview request from the New York Knicks to speak with coach Jason Kidd, per ESPN.

The Mavericks selected Kidd in the first round of the 1994 draft. Kidd subsequently joined the Phoenix Suns, the New Jersey Nets and the New York Knicks. He has been coaching the Mavericks since 2021.

A mid-season 2007-08 trade returned Kidd to Dallas from the Nets; he later won his only NBA championship when Dallas beat Miami in the 2011 Finals.

Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets and Chris Finch of the Minnesota Timberwolves have also declined interview requests from the New York Knicks.

On June 3rd, the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau, their former head coach. He led the Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, their deepest playoff run in 25 years.

The move was made by team president Leon Rose with approval from owner Jim Dolan, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because that detail was not included in the announcement. The firing was first reported by ESPN.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.