Phil Jackson and Stan Van Gundy aren't interested in coaching in the NBA next season.

Dwight Howard, reportedly, is not happy with is coach. This is not a recycled column, though most of Howard?s complaints are. The free agent center was granted an extended, private discussion with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak following the typical, season-ending interviews with both Kupchak, and Lakers coach Mike D?Antoni. According to the quite trust-o-ble Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles , the former Orlando Magic big man expressed frustration with D?Antoni?s coaching style, putting some doubt into Howard?s expected return to Los Angeles during this offseason. Here?s the noise : According to sources with knowledge of the situation, part of the discussion between Howard and Kupchak centered around Howard's frustration with D'Antoni -- particularly how the center felt marginalized as the coach looked to Bryant and Steve Nash for leadership and suggestions and discounted Howard's voice.

Stan Van Gundy would be one of the most sought-after names on the NBA head coaching market ... except it sounds like he's taking himself off the market. The news comes to us Tuesday morning from "The David Baumann Show" on 1080 The Team in Orlando : BREAKING: Stan Van Gundy just told us he WILL NOT be a head coach in the NBA next season. It's a family decision. ? David Baumann (@DavidBaumann33) May 21, 2013 Stan Van Gundy: "The longer you are out, the more difficult it is to get back in... Right now it's not in the best interest of my family." ? David Baumann (@DavidBaumann33) May 21, 2013 Van Gundy's Tuesday radio announcement follows a May 15 report by Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski that the former Miami Heat and Orlando Magic coach was "unlikely to return to coaching next season." Van Gundy also told Baumann that he hasn't interviewed with any NBA teams, "although several teams had contacted him and he keeps telling them no."

NEW YORK (AP) -- Pat Williams is pretty good at being lucky, and he's got a hunch.

Winning the rights to the top overall draft pick in Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery might not cause franchise-wide celebration or bring a surge in ticket sales at the team's box office.

COMMENTARY | The NBA draft lottery appears, at first glance at least, like a cruel and unusual joke perpetrated by David Stern on the down-and-out franchises of the NBA.