Jackson to return as Lakers coach next season

Source: Inquirer.net. LOS ANGELES – Phil Jackson will return as Lakers coach next season, putting off retirement for at least one more year to pursue a 12th NBA title.
"Count me in," Jackson said in a news release on Thursday.

Blake heads from Blazers to Lakers

By Chris Sheridan. LOS ANGELES -- The NBA champions have a new point guard: Steve Blake.
Blake told Portland radio station 95.5 FM that he agreed to a four-year deal on Friday. An NBA source said the deal is for $16 million. Blake turned down overtures from five other teams for a chance to play alongside Kobe Bryant and under coach Phil Jackson as Los Angeles goes for a three-peat next season.