On March 18th, 2014 Phil Jackson was introduced as President of the New York Knicks. He signed a 5 year deal worth $60 million. The former Knicks player won the 1970 & 1973 NBA Championships. As a head coach he led the Chicago Bulls to a pair of 3 peats : 1991-1993 & 1996-1998. Jackson also led the Los Angeles Lakers to 5 titles including a 3 peat : 2000-02. Phil won his last NBA Championship in 2010 as the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in 7 games. New York missed the 2014 NBA Playoffs and Mike Woodson was relieved of his head coaching duties. That's the first of many moves basketball experts expect Jackson to make. All Star and USA Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelo Anthony will probably opt out of his contact and become a free agent. It will be interesting to see if both sides come together this summer or will they go their separate ways. Jackson already let it be known, he would not be coaching in New York. So many areas he has to work on to improve the Knicks. The New York Knickerbockers have been a mess for quite sometime, on the court, in the front office and economically. Leave it to the Knicks they will keep the basketball world interested ! How long will it take for Phil Jackson to turn New York into an Eastern Conference contender ?
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