OAKLAND – NBA legend Jerry West, a Warriors board member/consultant, tossed a couple of subtle digs at Knicks president Phil Jackson on Sunday.

West pointed out Jackson’s trades have boosted two other clubs, said it will be easier for Pat Riley to turn around the Heat than Jackson the Knicks and wondered if the Zen Master will attract free agents.

“It’s a little easier for Pat,’’ West said in an interview on Sirius XM Bleacher Report Radio’s “NBA Sunday Tip” co-hosted by Howard Beck and Ethan Skolnick.

“He’s had a lot more experience in both sides in coaching and now in the front office. With Phil, it’s going to be interesting to see what happens back there. They didn’t have the kind of year I’m sure they wanted to have. Everyone in the league feels like they made two trades that made helped Cleveland tremendously and one that helped Dallas this year.’’

West worked with Jackson with the Lakers, but had a well-documented cool relationship. He made a reference to Jackson’s $60 million contract and past deals and noted the teams with which he won titles had “enormous talent.’’ West said the Knicks need new blood and admitted it’s no guarantee Jackson will hit paydirt with his $27 million of cap space.

“He wants to have a team that will have his identity on it,’’ West said. “A lot of people want to be critical. I wouldn’t be so critical because they need a fresh infusion of talent there and also people that will be able to play the way they want to play.

“Phil was fortunate. He’s made a lot of money in this league. Even though he’s making a lot of money today, he wants to win. He’s a competitor. It will remain to be seen whether they’ll be able to turn their fortunes around. They have a lot of money to spend on free agents, but a lot of times people don’t want to play certain places for different reasons.’’

West added Jackson has never faced this situation despite winning 11 coaching titles.

“What he’s done there would be easy to criticize,’’ West said. “He understood that team would be pretty good, but not at the level he’s won. If you’re not successful in getting free agents it will set their progress back. It’s a completely different challenge for him. He’s had teams with enormous talent. He’s coached them brilliantly and won championships, but it’s a different challenge for him.’’

The Post reported Friday that West went to a private workout session of projected top-5 pick Emmanuel Mudiay in Los Angeles last week. West told The Post Sunday at Oracle Arena he’s not allowed to discuss him but offered, “he’s a very nice kid and very talented, very talented.’’