Two veteran National Basketball Association assistant coaches are being considered by the Milwaukee Bucks for the team's vacant head coaching position, according to a league source.

Marc Iavaroni, who has coached under Pat Riley in Miami and Mike Fratello in Cleveland and was with Phoenix last season, is on the Bucks' list of coaching prospects. Suns general manager Bryan Colangelo said Wednesday that he had granted permission for the Bucks to talk to Iavaroni, and the Suns assistant will be interviewed within the next week.

Other known candidates include Atlanta Hawks interim coach Terry Stotts, Detroit Pistons assistant Mike Woodson, Bucks assistant Don Newman and Sacramento Kings assistant Terry Porter.

The 46-year-old Iavaroni joined the Suns after working three years under Riley with the Heat.

Iavaroni was coaching the Suns team in the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league and could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Seattle SuperSonics associate head coach Dwane Casey also is expected to be interviewed by the Bucks. SuperSonics general manager Rick Sund said Wednesday that he could not comment on Casey until formal permission had been granted for the Bucks to talk to him.