Phil Jackson has revealed in an interview that he may consider letting Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis manage the team on the road.

Jackson has also reiterated that he will come to a decision about returning to the Lakers for next season by "early July".

The winningest coach in NBA history admitted that his health would be the only barometer in deciding whether he would coach for the final season in his current contract.

The LA Lakers did experiment with the idea in April when Jackson did not coach the team for one game in Portland on the second night of a back-to-back stint on the road, after the team had just finished a taxing seven-game roundabout.

However, LA lost with Rambis in charge, falling 106-98 to the Blazers.

"Yeah, we've toyed around with that idea actually," Jackson told ESPN Radio hosts John Ireland and Mychal Thompson.

"I guess it's not that revolutionary. We talked a little bit about it, and you know I was actually kind of given the green light to actually try this out and when the time came."