Either the New York Knicks are set to announce Phil Jackson as their next president of basketball operations on Tuesday or their “major announcement” is going to be the disappointment of the century for Knickerbocker faithful.
According to the New York Times and USA Today Sports, the Knicks will announce Jackson as the head of the team’s front office at a press conference on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET. ESPN.com is reporting the deal is expected to pay Jackson $12 million per year.
After weeks of rumors that the Hall of Fame coach was set to take over the Knicks’ front office, it was reported that Jackson agreed “in principle“ to a deal. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony also felt confident enough in the deal to tell reporters that Jackson was “coming on board.”versee the Knicks’ front office wasn’t reassurance enough for New York fans worried about being left at the altar, maybe confirmation from their team’s best player will do the trick.
“I still don’t have a lot of the details, all the details. Have I heard? Yeah, I heard he will be coming on board, not official yet,” Anthony told the New York Daily News. “You can always use Phil Jackson inside an organization, his philosophy, his mindset, his résumé, what he brings to a team, what he brings to an organization. That goes without even saying, so we’ll see how that plays out.
“You can’t take for granted what he knows about the game of basketball, whether he’s on the sideline or in the front office,” Anthony continued. “I’m sure he will try to his best to do what he has to do to try to build a championship team. He knows how to put guys together, put a team together. We’ll see what happens, but I haven’t talked to him, haven’t talked to anyone about the front office about their plans or anything like that.”
