Jeanie Buss doesn’t think Phil Jackson is done coaching

Lakers co-owner and executive Jeanie Buss doesn’t think Phil Jackson is done coaching.

“It has to be the right situation,� Buss said Thursday during a live radio segment on ESPN Los Angeles (710 AM).

Buss, who is engaged to Jackson, said the former Lakers coach still has “that need where he’s got to coach something.�

Early last season, the Lakers fired Mike Brown but hired Coach Mike D’Antoni after interviewing Jackson for the position.

According to Buss, Jackson believes the current roster is well-suited for D’Antoni.

“Phil has said the team now is really going to do well under D’Antoni’s system,� said Buss. “Phil felt he was better for Dwight Howard.�

Howard left for the Houston Rockets as a free agent this summer.

“I don’t know how things are going to turn out,� Buss said of Jackson. “I just don’t think he’s done contributing yet. I think he’s got a lot to give.�

Buss also said there’s no date set for her marriage to Jackson, who has recovered well from a bout with prostate cancer in 2011.

“He’s cancer-free. He’s doing great,� Buss said. “That was hanging over his head� his last season with the Lakers.

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