New York Knicks

The Knicks great first knew Thibodeau as an assistant coach during his final years as a player and then the two served together as assistant coaches under Jeff Van Gundy in Houston.

Some have an idea of a summer mini-camp, but Knicks don't want to risk young players in meaningless games.

The minor move is only a hint of the direction the team will take under the new president, who recently opened up publicly for the first time since taking the job.

After a good rookie campaign, Trier was in the starting lineup on opening night this season, but did not start another game and appeared only 24 times this season. 

In an interview on MSG Network, Rose says that he is learning in his new role and leaning on the team he has assembled around him.

"We're setting it up in two phases," Rose told MSG's Mike Breen. "We're having shorter meetings to break the ice with the various candidates.  And then we're going to have full interviews with the candidates.

Wesley has been close friends and colleagues with Knicks president Leon Rose for decades.

NBA and commissioner Adam Silver try to anticipate and take care of problems in sealing off bubble-like environment at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex at Disney.