New York Knicks president Phil Jackson continues to be linked with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, due to an opt-out clause in his deal after the 2016-17 season.
According to Ian Begley of ESPN.com, some in "NBA circles" believe he will terminate his five-year contract early and head back to the West Coast to become an executive with the Lakers in 2017.
But in a conversation with ESPN.com's Jackie MacMullan, Jackson explained that "it was never important to me to go back and be a part of that. Especially not now. I have this job, this commitment."
He continued:
I have not entertained that. I'm looking for this Knicks team to get back into a situation where they are competitive. Do I have to win a championship before I feel I've done the job I've been asked to do, which is to bring this group back to that competitive level? No, I don't. We're starting to make progress. I like a lot of the things we are doing here. But we've got more to do.
Before signing on with the Knicks in 2014, Jackson padded his resume as one of the greatest head coaches in NBA history in 11 seasons with t ...
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