There have been plenty of reports in recent days about the New York Knicks and Tom Thibodeau.

Here's what we know:

Thibs would have coached the Knicks: Neither Thibodeau, nor his agent, were privately campaigning for the Knicks' opening. But Thibodeau was certainly interested in the job. That interest, of course, wasn't reciprocated by team president Phil Jackson. The Knicks did not talk to Thibodeau about their coaching vacancy before he agreed last week to a dual role as president of basketball operations and head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Some have suggested the Knicks couldn't have hired Thibodeau without giving him the type of personnel control that he now has in Minnesota. This is inaccurate. Thibodeau would have accepted a coaching job without a front office title to coach the Knicks, league sources say.

"He would have worked for Phil," one league source with knowledge of the Knicks/Thibodeau dynamic says.

Dolan intrigued by Thibs? Jackson clearly had no interest in Thibodeau, but the reasons behind his lack of interest are unclear. A report in the New York Post suggested that the Knicks weren't interested in Thibodeau because he clashed with Bulls management. It's understandable that Jackson would want to be in lockstep with his next head coach, but this idea has made some around the league chuckle because Jackson didn't exactly get along swimmingly with management in Chicago and Los Angeles, according to media accounts published during his coaching career

But Knicks fans who have clamored for Thibodeau should know this: there were others in the organization interested in the possibility of Thibodeau coaching the Knicks.

Owner James Dolan was "intrigued" by the idea of hiring Thibodeau as the next head coach, league sources say. Based on how things transpired, that intrigue clearly didn't lead to Thibodeau landing the job. All we know at this point is that Jackson remains focused on other candidates for the opening.

Where do things stand now? Interim coach Kurt Rambis remains a strong candidate for the opening, as ESPN.com previously reported. Jackson said publicly that he's looking for someone with whom he has a good relationship and he's also dedicated to running the triangle offense. Rambis, who went 9-19 as Knicks interim head coach, checks off both of those boxes.

Jackson has also expressed interest in ex-Cavs coach David Blatt and Warriors assistant Luke Walton. As of last week, the Knicks' search was focused on Rambis and Blatt. The Knicks, of course, could elect to broaden their search. They have no need to rush, because they have no first-round picks in the upcoming June draft.