The Knicks’ coaching search might’ve helped another candidate land an extension.

Billy Donovan, whom the Knicks requested to interview after firing Tom Thibodeau before the Bulls rejected it, signed a multi-year extension to remain in Chicago, ESPN reported Sunday.

The terms of the deal weren’t immediately known, and negotiations initially started during last season, the outlet added.

Billy Donovan reacts from the sideline during the Bulls’ April 16 game. Getty Images

But it’ll allow Donovan to remain with the Bulls into the future after spending five seasons with the Thunder and then getting hired by Chicago for the 2020-21 campaign.

He has collected a 195-205 record with the Bulls, and he helped them make the postseason during his second campaign before falling short in each of

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