<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Trade Unlikely 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 theirs 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." -- Los Angeles Times # Asked pointedly whether the Knicks were really on Bryant's list of preferred destinations in the offseason, joining the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, Jackson said, "He's just being kind. No. That wasn't a serious issue." -- Los Angeles Daily News # When asked if the organization might satisfy Bryant's desire to be traded if things aren't going well, Jackson said, "No." -- Riverside Press-Enterprise</div>
