Lakers vice president Jeanie Buss believes that longtime boyfriend Phil Jackson will return to coach in the NBA next season.

"I know Phil will be coaching next year, somewhere. Whether it's here or someplace else I don't know," Buss said. "There's going to be a lot of good jobs that come up this summer."

Buss didn't elaborate on which jobs may interest Jackson, but she was emphatic in saying that his only choices won't be returning to the Lakers or retiring.

"I know that he can't just retire," she said. "I'm like, 'Honey, what are you going to do? Are you going to help your kids go change diapers and stuff?'"

Jackson has yet to give a concrete answer on what his future holds.

Buss added that she believes Phil would return to chase a three-peat if the Lakers where to win another championship.