Phil Jackson continues to consider his next move, and it may extend beyond finding a coaching gig.
Could a front-office job be in his future?
“I’ve had some talks with people, and there are some interesting situations that are presenting themselves, but I really haven’t made up my mind yet what I’m going to do,” Jackson told the San Francisco Chronicle. “None of it involves coaching. … There are three or four teams that have been interested.”
He elaborated that he has interest in having influence in hiring a coaching staff and creating a culture.
“It goes all the way down to — not down to, but includes — trainers and the people who are doing the hands-on work with players, that have to be really embedded with how you put a team together,” Jackson told the paper. “The support group is important; guys who get an opportunity to hear and talk and influence the players.” It would be a real opportunity to implant the game, a culture that I believe in — that’s the intriguing part.”