Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and the 25 Greatest Players to Play For Phil Jackson
Daniel SzewczykCorrespondent IMay 9, 2011Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and the 25 Greatest Players to Play For Phil Jackson

If all of Phil Jackson's hopes and dreams come true, he coached his final NBA game yesterday, during which his L.A. Lakers were demolished by the Dallas Mavericks en route to a Western Conference Semifinals series sweep.
Although Jackson's career probably didn't end the way he had imagined, he will arguably go down as the greatest head coach in NBA history.
He has coached some of the greatest players and teams the league has ever seen. He has accumulated 13 championships (11 as a coach) throughout his illustrious career, holds a winning percentage of .704 (highest in NBA coaching history) and is the only coach out of any of North America's major professional sports to win more than 10 championship rings.
In order to achieve all of these accomplishments, Jackson definitely needed to receive some help from the athletes playing on the court. He received that help and much more from his players. He has coached some of the greatest players ever, who have helped him succeed beyond his imagination.
Here is a list of the 25 greatest playing careers under Jackson's tutelage. I'm only taking into account the years they played under Jackson. I did not take into account the amount of years they spent under Jackson or the amount of games they played, but how they contributed to Jackson's teams.
Enjoy!
Honorable Mention

Kwame Brown
Matt Barnes
AC Green
Steve Kerr
John Paxson
Shannon Brown
Ronny Turiaf
25. Chris Mihm

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 3
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 0
Games Played: 100
MPG: 19.26
PPG: 7.22
RPG: 4.84
APG: .87
SPG: .20
BPG: .93
24. Samaki Walker

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 2
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 1
Games Played: 136
MPG: 21.32
PPG: 5.56
RPG: 6.24
APG: .94
SPG: .35
BPG: 1.05
23 Robert Horry

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 4
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 317
MPG: 24.46
PPG: 6.35
RPG: 5.21
APG: 2.24
SPG: .98
BPG: .90
22. Rick Fox

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 5
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 360
MPG: 25.22
PPG: 7.86
RPG: 3.71
APG: 2.87
SPG: .80
BPG: .26
21. Ron Harper

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 6
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 5
Games Played: 444
MPG: 23.93
PPG: 7.28
RPG: 3.11
APG: 2.66
SPG: 1.17
BPG: .47
20. Bill Cartwright

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 5
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 319
MPG: 24.88
PPG: 8.38
RPG: 5.20
APG: 1.56
SPG: .38
BPG: .25
19. Luc Longley

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 5
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 261
MPG: 24.25
PPG: 8.91
RPG: 5.33
APG: 2.13
SPG: .43
BPG: 1.07
18. Derek Fisher

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 9
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 5
Games Played: 660
MPG: 28.03
PPG: 8.93
RPG: 2.15
APG: 2.87
SPG: 1.14
BPG: .09
17. Trevor Ariza

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 2
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 1
Games Played: 106
MPG: 22.96
PPG: 8.35
RPG: 4.11
APG: 1.71
SPG: 1.54
BPG: .30
16. Ron Artest

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 2
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 1
Games Played: 159
MPG: 31.54
PPG: 9.70
RPG: 3.76
APG: 1.53
SPG: 1.45
BPG: .36
15. Smush Parker

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 2
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 0
Games Played: 164
MPG: 25.79
PPG: 11.27
RPG: 2.91
APG: 3.23
SPG: 1.58
BPG: .16
14. Andrew Bynum

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 6
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 2
Games Played: 332
MPG: 24.28
PPG: 10.46
RPG: 7.13
APG: 1.13
SPG: .30
BPG: 1.54
13. BJ Armstrong

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 6
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 491
MPG: 25.94
PPG: 10.90
RPG: 1.84
APG: 3.39
SPG: .80
BPG: .08
12. Glen Rice

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 1
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 1
Games Played: 80
MPG: 31.63
PPG: 15.90
RPG: 4.09
APG: 2.20
SPG: .59
BPG: .15
11. Gary Payton

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 1
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 0
Games Played: 82
MPG: 34.45
PPG: 14.62
RPG: 4.17
APG: 5.48
SPG: 1.17
BPG: .23
10. Karl Malone

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 1
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 0
Games Played: 42
MPG: 32.70
PPG: 13.20
RPG: 8.74
APG: 3.88
SPG: 1.19
BPG: .48
9. Toni Kukoc

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 5
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 368
MPG: 28.10
PPG: 13.28
RPG: 4.48
APG: 4.02
SPG: 1.04
BPG: .39
8. Horace Grant

Seasons under Phil Jackson:7
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 4
Games Played: 518
MPG: 32.94
PPG: 11.92
RPG: 8.44
APG: 2.42
SPG: 1.01
BPG: 1.05
7. Dennis Rodman

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 3
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 199
MPG: 34.63
PPG: 5.21
RPG: 15.26
APG: 2.81
SPG: .58
BPG: .32
6. Lamar Odom

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 6
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 2
Games Played: 455
MPG: 34.91
PPG: 13.44
RPG: 9.35
APG: 3.75
SPG: .88
BPG: .87
5. Pau Gasol

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 4
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 2
Games Played: 255
MPG: 36.71
PPG: 18.69
RPG: 10.04
APG: 3.42
SPG: .59
BPG: 1.44
4. Scottie Pippen

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 9
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 6
Games Played: 681
MPG: 37.88
PPG: 19.55
RPG: 7.22
APG: 5.90
SPG: 2.26
BPG: .96
3. Kobe Bryant

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 11
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 5
Games Played: 837
MPG: 38.72
PPG: 27.83
RPG: 5.73
APG: 5.14
SPG: 1.64
BPG: .49
2. Shaquille O'Neal

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 5
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 3
Games Played: 354
MPG: 38.15
PPG: 27.04
RPG: 11.99
APG: 3.33
SPG: .55
BPG: 2.56
1. Michael Jordan

Seasons under Phil Jackson: 8
NBA Championships with Phil Jackson: 6
Games Played: 585
MPG: 37.80
PPG: 30.79
RPG: 6.34
APG: 5.07
SPG: 2.30
BPG: .71
Questions/Comments/Concerns

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