Even if Knicks president Phil Jackson lusted after free agent Frank Vogel, the Zen Master could still be singing the Memphis blues.

The Grizzlies have emerged as the likeliest destination for Vogel, with Memphis’ Commercial Appeal reporting he is at the top of their list. Vogel and Memphis general manager Chris Wallace worked together for five seasons with the Celtics. Vogel was the video coordinator/assistant coach before leaving in 2004.

The Grizzlies have reached out to Vogel’s reps, according to The Vertical. The Rockets have interest, too. Knicks GM Steve Mills contacted Vogel’s reps Friday and Jackson is mulling the next step at his Montana vacation home — with Kurt Rambis still regarded as the front-runner.

The Grizzlies may interview Vogel at the Chicago draft combine that starts late this week. Jackson had attended the Chicago camp the past two years, though he doesn’t have a first- or second-round pick this June.

The former Pacers coach, fired Thursday, is a hot commodity. The Kings may have hired Vogel too, if their No. 1 choice, Dave Joerger, didn’t pan out. Joerger accepted the Sacramento job on Monday. It’s possible Memphis was eager to let Joerger walk, knowing Vogel had become available.

“He’s just a great guy — one of the better people you’ll meet in the sports world,’’ said Chris Copeland, the ex-Knick who played two seasons for Vogel in Indiana. “A good coach and personable.”

Carmelo Anthony recently said he’s looking for a coach who understands matters from a player’s perspective — and Vogel gets top grades in that area.

Vogel — and former Cavs coach David Blatt — would seem a good fit for the Knicks despite not having a lot of triangle experience. Vogel is from Wildwood, NJ. His relatives always attend Pacers games at the Garden. He has deep respect for Jackson, worked on his Lakers staff as advance scout in 2005-06 and hired Jackson disciple Brian Shaw as one of his assistants with the Pacers, saying he wanted to be around the Zen Master’s aura.

According to an NBA source, the Knicks made contact with Vogel’s reps last week to gauge his interest and they got the green light.

However, the Vogel-Wallace match could prove too strong even if Jackson goes all in. The Grizzlies use a plodding, low-post offense with Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph that Vogel preferred in Indiana when he featured center Roy Hibbert.

And Memphis is also coming off six straight playoff berths while the Knicks have missed the playoffs three straight years.

Vogel has been in no hurry, getting over the disappointment of not getting a chance to finish the job in Indiana after taking the Pacers to five playoff appearances in six years and making the Eastern Conference finals twice (2012, 2013). He’s reportedly spending early this week evaluating his job options.

Blatt reportedly had his interview with the Rockets on Monday. He also has sat down with the Knicks and Kings.

While San Antonio GM R.C. Buford won Executive of the Year, Jackson didn’t get a single vote. Fourteen of the 30 executives got at least one third-place vote, including the Sixers’ Sam Hinkie and Milwaukee’s John Hammond. The voting is done by the team GMs/presidents.

Wallace was reportedly spotted at a Memphis restaurant Monday night with ex-Nets and Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins, who lives there.