That's actually part of the reason why the Lakers haven't made the NBA Finals yet TTL; we know how David Stern favours some teams (including the Lakers) & with Iverson being the league's ''villain'' at the time, I would say Stern's treatment of TTL's Lakers would be about even with everybody else in the league.
And if you don't think Phil Jackson can coach TTL's Lakers, remember: Iverson took some time to adjust to Larry Brown on the Sixers, & Kobe always fought Phil's triangle IOTL.
But yeah, Iverson on the Lakers... he's the NBA's most popular player at the moment TTL.
I said Phil Jackson couldn't be their coach because he explicitly called out Iverson for looking like a thug.