Kupchak, Presti Reflect on Futures of Jackson, Durant

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LOS ANGELES -- When the Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder face off for Game 1 of their first-round series Sunday, they'll have more in common than a shared desire to win the Larry O'Brien trophy.



Both are unsure what the future holds for key figures in their respective championship drives.



For the Lakers -- who ensured Kobe Bryant would be going nowhere when he signed a three-year extension worth $83.5 million on April 3 -- it's coach Phil Jackson who's in question. The NBA's all-time winningest coach has said he'll wait until after the playoff dust settles to decide whether he will be back for a 20th season, at times saying it depends on the outcome of the latest title drive while at other times indicating he was leaning toward a return.



Yet in a recent interview with FanHouse, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said that if he were a betting man, his money would be on Jackson returning.

 

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