One name still available in the NBA free agency market is a player Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau knows well: Taj Gibson.
The two have been together a lot over their respective coaching and playing careers. Thibodeau coached Gibson on the Chicago Bulls from 2010-2015, then for a few years on the Minnesota Timberwolves, before once again linking up in New York for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.
Thibodeau has a lot of trust and respect for Gibson and back in 2015, he had this to say about the then-Chicago Bulls center:
“Taj, he probably doesn't get enough credit for what he does for our team.