New York Knicks: James Dolan ‘weighing the future’ of Phil Jackson

New York Knicks owner James Dolan is reportedly considering a major front office shake-up.

Good news, New York Knicks fans: James Dolan might do something smart. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Dolan is considering his options when it comes to the future of Phil Jackson.

This is great for Knicks fans but very upsetting for those of us who love dysfunction. There are certainly more than a handful of us who wake up every morning thinking, “What can Phil screw up today?”

Last week, ahead of the NBA Draft, reports came out that Jackson was looking to trading Kristaps Porzingis. While he held firm on the young power forward, threatening to trade the future of your franchise for skipping an exit meeting doesn’t exactly send the best message.

There’s also the whole Carmelo Anthony debacle. Jackson, in his own exit interview, said, “(Carmelo) would be better off somewhere else.” No trade has come to fruition yet, but it’s tough to trade a guy when you’ve spent all year sinking his value.

Jackson signed a five-year deal with New York in 2014, taking over as team president. The Knicks have won 80 games during Jackson’s three-year tenure. It’s unfair to blame him for every Knicks woe, but he certainly hasn’t helped the process. For instance. he doled out big money to Joakim Noah and traded for Derrick Rose.

Jackson has consistently valued names over production as he’s failed to acquire the right players to fit his triangle.

Knicks fans know better than to get too excited given Dolan’s own history of bad decision making. He too values names over production, a big reason why Jackson got the job in the first place and is likely attempting to cool the flames with this report.

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