Phil Jackson will return as head coach of the Lakers for the 10-11 season.
"Count me in," said Jackson. "After a couple weeks of deliberation, it is time to get back to the challenge of putting together a team that can defend its title in the 2010-11 season. It?ll be the last stand for me, and I hope a grand one."
Jackson, who most recently guided the Lakers to the 2010 NBA Championship, their second in a row, has won five titles as head coach of the Lakers. Overall, Jackson has guided his teams to eleven NBA Championships, the most of any coach in NBA history.