Current ABC analyst Mark Jackson will interview on Wednesday for the heading coach position with the Bulls, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

They will likely meet in Los Angeles despite his rumored status as the leading candidate for the same job in New York.

Jackson met with Donnie Walsh in Phoenix last week.

Donnie Walsh seems to be broadening his coaching search as he has an eye on Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni should the Suns decide to fire him, according to the New York Post.

A source close to Walsh leaked the rumor, as the probability of D'Antoni being fired after a first round exit against the Spurs increases.

"He wants to see how the playoffs unfold," the source said of Walsh. "Mark [Jackson] could still very well get the job, but even if you're 90 percent sure, you don't want to just hand him the job right away."

Aside from Jackson, Walsh appears interested in D'Antoni, Avery Johnson, Sam Mitchell and Flip Saunders.

Mark Jackson, considered the front-runner for the head coaching vacancy with the Knicks, is set to discuss the same job with the Bulls this week, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Bulls general manager John Paxson initially contacted Jackson last week about meeting with him for an interview.

Jackson has maintained that his preference would be to take over the helm of the Knicks, but appears to be keeping his options open.

Paxson has a number of candidates on his list, but will have to wait for several teams to be eliminated from the postseason in order to schedule interviews.

With the Raptors on the verge of being eliminated from the playoffs, there is speculation that GM Bryan Colangelo may make a move, with Head Coach Sam Mitchell possibly becoming a casualty of a poor end to the season, Marc Berman of the New York Post is reporting.

Colangelo has not hired a coach in Toronto, and should D'Antoni be cut loose in Phoenix he may be a target.

Donnie Walsh and the Knicks, meanwhile, would appear to be interested if Mitchell hits the open market. Walsh was poised to interview Mitchell last season while with the Pacers when it appeared that Toronto would not renew his contract.

Mark Jackson, who still appears to be the favorite with the Knicks, is expected to talk to the Bulls Wednesday.

Knick legend Patrick Ewing is 'bothered' by the lack of contact from new team executive Donnie Walsh, according to the New York Daily News.

He is looking for Walsh to bring him in for an interview involving the team's head coaching vacancy.

"No, no one's contacted me....It did (bother me), but I guess that's life," Ewing said during an interview with TNT. "I'm in a great situation here in Orlando working (as an assistant coach) with (Dwight Howard). If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. But yes, it did bother me."

"Obviously I played in New York, I know the area, I know the team, I know the fans, I know everybody," he added. "I know the media. So naturally I would love to interview."

Even if Knick President Donnie Walsh comes calling, Rick Pitino said that he has no interest in returning to the NBA, writes Marc Berman of the New York Post.

"It's a young man's game," Pitino told The Post. "I'm 55 now. I take 15 hours now to prepare for one game. I don't know how I'd do that 90 times a year. I take my hat off to Pat Riley and Phil Jackson. I don't know how they do it."

Kenny Smith may make the jump from TNT analyst to the new GM of the New York Knicks, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News is reporting.

Smith is scheduled to interview this week with Knicks'President Donnie Walsh, according to a source.

Smith will be one of many candidates interviewed for the position currently held by Glen Grunwald, who was hired by Isiah Thomas.

Donnie Walsh met with Mark Jackson on Friday night in Phoenix, according to the New York Daily News.

It is believed that they met to discuss the possibility of Jackson becoming the next coach of the Knicks, but the team would not confirm or deny that Walsh went out west for the meeting.

Jackson was in Phoenix as part of his job with TNT, announcing a game between the Suns and Spurs.

There are rumors that if the Nuggets choose to fire coach George Karl that the Knicks could come calling, according to the New York Post.

Several years ago Karl claimed that he had always wanted to coach in New York, something that might become a possibility within the next few weeks.

There have been reports out of Denver that the team could fire Karl at the end of their season, especially if the Lakers complete a sweep of the Nuggets in their first round series.

"The longer you're with a team, the more people like you and the more people dislike you," Karl told the Rocky Mountain News. "I don't think it's worthwhile to pay attention to that; to de-energize me and waste my energy."

Donnie Walsh has extended his search for the next coach of the New York Knicks to include Chuck Person, according to Newsday.

Person is a former Walsh protege, who is currently working as an assistant for the Kings. Walsh is expected to contact Sacramento about having an interview with Person, who was drafted by the former Pacer executive in Indiana.

"I've talked to quite a few people, not so much that are candidates, but [other] people about the candidates," Walsh said. "And there are some guys that I probably will call up their franchises and ask to see if I can get permission."