Phil Jackson 'Significantly Involved' in LA's Head Coaching Decision

It's not a complete shocker considering that earlier this year, The Athletic's Bill Oram and Sam Amick reported in March that majority owner Jeanie Buss still solicits advice from Jackson, her former fiancée, and former Lakers team president Magic Johnson.

Woj echoed his previous report that the Lakers are taking an atypical approach to their head coaching search. 

"Phil Jackson's voice is here. Darvin Ham, we just mentioned with Charlotte, he's going to interview with them. He's interviewing also with the Lakers. They're moving deliberately. They aren't doing seven or eight or nine candidates all at once. They're kind of going down a list and taking their time with it. I think that process is going to take a bit."

Jackson is one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time and of course, won five titles at the helm for the Lakers. That being said, Jackson's history as a front office executive is not nearly as successful. 

The NBA legend's stint as the New York Knicks president of basketball operations led to a combined 80-166 record across three seasons and not a single playoff appearance for the franchise. Jackson didn't exactly knock the coaching hires out the park either. He churned through four head coaches, including Kurt Rambis, during tenure in the big chair.

The plot thickens in the Lakers head coaching search.