James Dolan has solicited the help of Bill Bradley in bringing Phil Jackson to the New York Knicks.

Jackson and Bradley are former teammates and longtime friends.

According to a person close to Jackson, Dolan and Bradley have been working together to finalize an agreement that would make Jackson the highest-paid basketball executive in NBA history.

The source claims that reports of Jackson being offered an annual salary of $12 million are erroneous and that Jackson could be looking at a deal that pays him in excess of $15 million.

Jackson and the Knicks have also held preliminary talks about owning a minority stake in the team.