During the season, we learned that Jeanie Buss consulted Phil Jackson on the thorny management of Russell Westbrook. Obviously, the influence of the former Los Angeles coach does not stop at giving advice to his former fiancée and current boss of the franchise.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the man with 11 championship rings, including five won in California, would be involved in the search process for the new coach of the Lakers.
“There is like a committee in Los Angeles for the search for the coach and one of the people very involved is Phil Jackson”, explains the insider. “He has a voice. He did it last time with Frank Vogel. »
As Kurt Rambis has a lot of influence in the franchise and Magic Johnson is also listened to by Jeanie Buss, the face of this small committee seems to emerge quite easily. However, we must not forget LeBron James, who has had a complicated relationship with Phil Jackson for a few years…
For the moment, searches in Los Angeles are quite slow, since only the name of Darvin Ham has really circulated. Although we know that the franchise is keeping tabs on Quin Snyder.
