According to Netsdaily:
Thorn, who has a history of elevating assistant coaches to the top job, has said some candidates may be coaching in the NBA playoffs. His description of an ideal candidate had people speculating he was talking about Tom Thibodeau of the Celtics. But another candidate whose team is still in the hunt is Blazers' assistant Monty Williams who played in New York for the Knicks and likes the coaching style of Pat Riley. He's been an assistant in Portland for five years. The Daily News reports his name has come up in the Nets' coaching hunt.
Meanwhile, Phil Jackson and his longtime girlfriend (and Laker owner daughter) Jeanie Buss both suggested that the Hall of Fame coach might not be back in Los Angeles next year. Buss' father doesn't want to pay Jackson the $12 million he's currently making, although if the Lakers win again, it's likely he'll relent. Buss said, "There's going to be a lot of good jobs that come up this summer." Prokhorov was reportedly ready to offer Mike Krzyzewski $12 million a year. Jackson, 64, is a year older than Coach K.
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"I know Phil will be coaching next year, somewhere. Whether it's here or someplace else I don't know," Buss said. "There's going to be a lot of good jobs that come up this summer."
Buss wouldn't elaborate on which jobs might interest Jackson if he doesn't extend his career with the Lakers. But she was emphatic that the choices aren't limited to Jackson returning to the Lakers or retiring.
"I know that he can't just retire," she said. "I'm like, 'Honey, what are you going to do? Are you going to help your kids go change diapers and stuff?' "
"I think if they win, it's like a no-brainer he'll come back because he'll want to win three in a row," Jeanie Buss said. "But [if they don't win], if there isn't that connection, he would understand.
"Plus, my dad has made it very clear he doesn't want to pay him what he's been paying him. So that's kind of hard, too. You could kind of say, in some jobs, well, I'm cutting back your hours. But can you see him cutting back his hours?
It's unlikely but just imagine the possibilities! Players would WANT to play for the Nets if a coach like Phil was brought in.
