Thursday there came a direct statement from Phil Jackson’s agent that the legendary 11-time champion coach was not interested in the Brooklyn Nets coaching job in he wake of Avery Johnson’s firing.
But an agent’s job is to negotiate, so you take that with a grain of salt. You can’t really negotiate without leverage and you don’t have much leverage if you really want the job.
Now comes the report that the Nets job does hold some interest for Jackson, via Ken Berger of CBSSports.com.
“Phil Jackson, the 11-time champion coach, would be interested in exploring the possibility of coaching the Brooklyn franchise “for sure,” a person with knowledge of his thinking told CBSSports.com Thursday night….
Jackson, 67, is one of several candidates in play for the Nets, sources say, but given owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s affinity for big names and the added benefit that would come from hiring an ex-Knick, an eventual conversation between Jackson and the Nets would seem to be a formality. Coaching in New York is “a situation that would intrigue him,” the person familiar with Jackson’s thinking said. “He has a lot of history with that place.”
Should Phil make his way to Brooklyn?
