Phil Jackson is expected to pursue a young former player who knows the ins and outs of the triangle offense and is able to teach it.
Derek Fisher, playing in his final season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, fits that description and would be the logical leading candidate.
Fisher has a close relationship to Jackson. They won five titles together with the Lakers. And Fisher, the former president of the players union, also is a proven leader, which is what Jackson said was his first criteria in a coach.