Lakers Rumors: Phil Jackson Wants LA to Trade LeBron James, Keep Russell Westbrook

If Phil Jackson is correct, there is a chance that the Los Angeles Lakers won't win a title in 2022-23.

Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times said on the Doug Gottlieb Show that he had heard that Phil would like to trade his player. I know that Phil would like to keep him and try to make it work with him.

Jackson is "significantly involved" in the Los Angeles search for its next head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

Changes need to be made with the Lakers.

They were the worst team in the league with a 33-49 record, which was not good enough to get them into the play-in tournament. The team had a lot of future Hall of Famers on it in James, Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony, but that wasn't enough to get them to a.500 record.

The point guard can't consistently space the floor with his poor outside shooting, so he wasn't a good fit with James. James and Davis missed time and health was a concern.

It might be shocking to keep Westbrook, especially in lieu of James.

Jackson and James do not have the best relationship.

The King told reporters in 2016 that he lost respect for Jackson when the New York Knicks president called his business associates aposse.

Jackson is considered to be the greatest coach in NBA history. He directed legendary players such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Scottie Pippen while leading the Chicago Bulls and Lakers to 11 championship and 13 NBA finals trips.

He has a relationship with the Lakers president, and he has five titles and seven NBA Finals trips with the purple and gold. Buss told Plaschke that her former boyfriend is helping in the selection of a new coach.

Jackson was in the front office with the Knicks.

Moving on from James just two years after he helped lead Los Angeles to a title would get a lot of criticism.