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Article: Phil Jackson favored to become a Laker once again.
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- April 29, 2005
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Sportsbook.com posts odds on the coach's next destination
LOS ANGELES, CA, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and New York Knicks President Isaiah Thomas are among the suitors trying to talk coaching legend Phil Jackson out of retirement. Odds makers at Sportsbook.com have posted a return to Los Angeles as the most likely scenario.
Despite a rocky relationship in the past with Kobe Bryant, a Jackson return to coaching will be with the team he led to three championships from 2000 to 2002. The latest odds list the Lakers as a 5-8 favorite, followed by Cleveland at 7-2, Minnesota at 5-1 and New York at 8-1.
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