Jackson, Lakers "getting close" to deal?

[Rios15]

9:54pm: In addition to rumblings that the Lakers would try to bring back Brian Shaw (currently an assistant on the Pacers) as an assistant if Jackson is hired, the former Bulls coach would reportedly consider bringing along Scottie Pippen to his staff as well (Mitch Lawrence of the NY Daily News reports).

9:29pm: Although this isn't much different that what has been implied before, Chris Broussard of ESPN also confirmed that Jackson's demands from today's meeting included travel restrictions for road games and an increased role in personnel decisions (Twitter link), a price which Broussard calls "steep."

8:53pm: According to Yahoo's Marc J. Spears, Jackson is expected to meet again with Lakers brass on Sunday or Monday. Should he accept an offer to coach the team, he is expected to bring former assistants Kurt Rambis, Frank Hamblen, and Jim Cleamons on board. Most notably, Mitch Kupchak has said that money will not be an issue in negotiations.

6:30pm: Kevin Ding of the OC Register (via Twitter) says that Phil's meeting with Kupchack and Jim Buss this afternoon went well.

5:45pm: Sam Amick credits a source close to Jackson who told USA Today that a deal would get done barring something significant. Mike Trudell of Lakers.com tweets that Jackson, Kupchak, and Jim Buss have all agreed to meet again within the next several days, also mentioning that Bernie Bickerstaff will remain as the interim coach in the meantime.

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[jonathanlambert33]

Seen this story before.

 

[Pugz]

the lakers are interviewing mike dunleavy today

 

[RipCity32]

Phil Jackson is to the NBA as Brett Favre is to the NFL.

 

[Hurricane Season]

What exactly does he mean by travel restrictions?

 

[Pugz]

he wont go on road games that are far away.

 

[RipCity32]

That's kind of dumb lol.

 

[ZigZag]

the lakers are interviewing mike dunleavy today

The fact they are looking at Dunleavy and D'Antoni fucking blows my mind

 

[Elite]

Pretty obvious why they'd look at D'Antoni, having coached Nash and having some really good teams with him running the show, and he coached Kobe in the Olympics twice now, I'd imagine they've developed some sort of relationship.

And Phil is definitely the right here, but the whole not going to certain road games is fucking stupid. Who the hell wants a head coach that isn't committed to coaching every game? I know the ultimate goal is winning a ring and that he'd be around for all the playoff games but it just seems dumb.

 

[ZigZag]

D'Antoni has been shown to be a failure in the playoffs. He's a system coach with no defense, and the Lakers do not fit his system.