The trade deadline is almost two months away, but Coach Phil Jackson doesn't see Kobe Bryant going anywhere, the strongest such statement by a Lakers official that their top player will still be their property at season's end.

"There just [aren't] any comparable situations," Jackson said. "It's like giving up a diamond for some garnets; whatever, I don't know."

Jackson also chuckled at Bryant's revelation Saturday to reporters that the Knicks were one of the teams on his destination list during the off-season.

"He was just being kind," Jackson said. "That wasn't a serious issue."