The Chicago Bulls have been granted permission to interview several assistant coaches for their head coaching jobs.

Darvin Ham, Wes Unseld Jr. and Dan Craig are three candidates still coaching teams in the playoffs.

The Bulls have also received permission to interview Jamahl Mosley, Stephen Silas, Ime Udoka and David Vanterpool. 

Chicago will also interview Kenny Atkinson, Chris Fleming and Roy Rogers. 

The Bulls went 39-84 during Jim Boylen's tenure as head coach. 

The Dallas Mavericks are unlikely to make major changes this offseason as they keep their salary cap space maximized for 2021, according to sources that spoke with Tim MacMahon of ESPN.

That line of thinking will especially be the case if Tim Hardaway Jr. picks up his $19 million player option as anticipated. 

The Mavericks ranked 18th in the NBA in defensive efficiency during the season and that will need to balance out with their excellent offense to take the next step.

"My goal at the start of every season is to win a championship," Luka Doncic, who won titles with Real Madrid and the Slovenian national team, said Sunday. "There's no other hope."

Victor Oladipo will be an unrestricted free agent in 2021 and his future with the Indiana Pacers is uncertain. Oladipo and the Pacers briefly discussed a contract extension before the start of the 19-20 season.

"My goal is to have a direct relationship with Victor," said Kevin Pritchard. "Sometimes you have to just sit in front of someone, have a conversation, ask the tough questions, be open and honest. I have not heard anything other than he wants to be here."

J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star, however, indicates Oladipo "has been leaning the other way (leaving the Pacers) since July. Who knows what happens/changes btw then vs now."

Oladipo was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019 before suffering a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee in January 2019.

Pritchard continues to like the backcourt combination of Oladipo and Malcolm Brogdon.

"When you look at it on paper, it fits," said Pritchard  "You have two attacking guards who both can make plays for other people. ... We put a lot of load on Malcolm this year. His usage rates were (off) the chart."

Gregg Popovich has been linked to the Brooklyn Nets' head coaching vacancy for the past few weeks and there hasn't been an outright statement refuting the possibility he would consider leaving the San Antonio Spurs.

When asked about the future of Popovich by CNBC's Jabari Young, R.C. Buford said the Spurs are “under the assumption” Popovich is returning. 

“I don’t know if he’s told Brian (Wright) any differently,” Buford said. “Pop’s shown nothing other than how we’re going to build our team for next year.”

But Buford added: “Pop’s vision will be in play long after his presence. That doesn’t mean it’ll be him in there making those decisions, but we’ve all learned together, and you’re not going to step away from a values-based, team-building aspect that focuses on culture and coming to work every day and working on it.”

The San Antonio Spurs could revisit LaMarcus Aldridge trade discussions this offseason.

Near the 2020 trade deadline the Spurs were rumored to have discussed Aldridge trade scenarios.

Rival executives suggest the Spurs “overplayed their hand thinking they were supposed to get some giant package for him,” one NBA executive said. 

Aldridge is due to make $24 million next season before he hits free agency in 2021.

One agent suggests the Spurs could trade Aldridge back to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Carmelo Anthony has been on the New York Knicks' radar since Leon Rose took over as president in March, league sources told Marc Berman of the New York Post.

Rose was Anthony's agent while at Creative Artists Agency.

League sources believed that Anthony wanted to end his career with the Knicks when the season was paused due to the pandemic, though sentiments may have changed due to the Blazers' play inside the bubble.

Anthony said following the Blazers' season-ending loss to the Lakers that he wants to remain in Portland.

Anthony averaged 15.4 points and 6.3 rebounds on the season. 

Members within the Brooklyn Nets' organization are pessimistic over potentially hiring Ty Lue as their next coach, sources told Ian Begley of SNY.

SNY cites no specific reason for the organization's pessimism.

Lue is considered a prime candidate for the 76ers job, and is seeking $7 million per season. 

The Nets are rumored to have interest in pursuing Gregg Popovich.

Sources also confirmed that interim coach Jacque Vaughn will be a candidate to get the role on a permanent basis. 

Jason Kidd wants to become head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, multiple sources tell Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

John Lucas is also highly interested in the job he held from 1994 until 1996. Lucas is currently an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets.

It is not yet clear if Kidd or Lucas will get an interview.

Ty Lue, Mike Brown, Jay Wright, Ime Udoka and Dave Joerger have been mentioned as candidates. 

Ty Lue is considered one of the top coaching candidates this offseason and is seeking $7 million per season, a league source tells Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. 

Lue is the prime candidate for the Philadelphia 76ers' head coaching job and is also a candidate for the New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets, while he's also monitoring the Chicago Bulls' coaching vacancy.

Lue could settle for $5 million to $6 million per season despite seeking $7 million.

Philadelphia owes Brett Brown approximately $10 million on the final two seasons of his deal.

Lue and the 76ers have mutual interest. 

The New York Knicks will hire Mike Woodson, Andy Greer and Dice Yoshimoto as assistant coaches on the staff of Tom Thibodeau.

Woodson was previously head coach of the Knicks.

Greer joined Thibodeau's staff with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2016 and left the franchise with him in January of 2019.

Yoshimoto worked with Thibodeau with both the Chicago Bulls and Wolves.

The Knicks previously hired Johnnie Bryant and Kenny Payne as assistant coach.