Report: Phil Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy possible coaching candidates for Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder are reportedly interested in Phil Jackson as their coach if contract talks with current coach Scott Brooks breaks down. The team is also reportedly interested in Jeff Van Gundy. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Phil Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy are two of only a few coaching candidates the Oklahoma City Thunder will target if contract talks with current head coach Scott Brooks breaks down, according to Marc Stein of ESPN.com:

The reality is that Brooks and his bosses, after months of talks, don't have a deal ... and time is running out. And sources say that the Thunder, just to be safe, have started brainstorming in-house about whom they plan to pursue should negotiations with Brooks collapse. Two names, according to sources, that have come up in those discussions: ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy and, yes, 11-ringed coaching free agent Phil Jackson.

Brooks' current contract with the Thunder expires at the end of June. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported on June 17 that general manager Sam Presti "offered a three-year deal worth just under $11 million" but Brooks turned it down. According to the more recent report from Stein, Brooks is looking for a guaranteed four-year deal.

Phil Jackson, who last coached the Lakers in the 2010-11 NBA season, expressed interest in coaching again but has given no indication that he would be interested in the Thunder.