Grant Jerrett will sign a deal and start the season with the Tulsa 66ers, the Oklahoma City Thunder's NBA D-League affiliate.

The move will allow the Thunder to keep the rights of their second round pick in this year's NBA draft.

Jerrett was not at the Thunder's media day or the team's early practices.

Myck Kabongo has agreed to a training camp deal with the San Antonio Spurs.

Kabongo will likely be assigned to the Austin Toros of the D-League.

Kabongo went undrafted out of Texas.

The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Brandon Williams as general manager of the Wilmington 87ers, their D-League affiliate.

Williams spent the past eight seasons in the league office, also serving as director of player development in the community and player programs department, helping players prepare for the rigors of being a professional athlete.

"Brandon will be a big help for our organization, a terrific mind who has experience with the league," general manager Sam Hinkie said.

The Houston Rockets are in discussions with Billy Lange about becoming head coach of their D-League affiliate.

Lange is currently an assistant coach at Villanova under Jay Wright.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are the defending D-League champions and their past two head coaches have moved on to assistant coaching jobs.

The Rockets are heavily involved in the operations of their D-League affiliate.

The Cleveland Cavaliers announced that Steve Hetzel has been named the new head coach of the Canton Charge.

"Steve has excelled every step along the way during his eight years in the NBA and we are thrilled to have someone with his player development and coaching experience and expertise leading the Charge going forward,” said Cavaliers Director Development League Operations Mike Gansey.

Hetzel, 33, spent the last four seasons with the Detroit Pistons as their Player Development Coach. Prior to joining the Pistons, Hetzel was the Video Coordinator for the Cavaliers under Head Coach Mike Brown (2006-09). Hetzel got his start in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs and served as their Assistant Video Coordinator under Head Coach Gregg Popovich (2005-06).

“The Cavaliers and Charge have very quickly built a strong culture of player development and an environment in Canton that translates into success, ” said Hetzel. “That is something I wanted to be a part of and I am thankful to the Cavaliers for giving me this special leadership opportunity. I am extremely excited to get started and we will dedicate ourselves to playing in a way that our Canton fans can be proud of.”

Eduardo Najera has added the general manager role to his current position as head coach of the Texas Legends, according to a source.

Najera became the head coach of the Legends after retiring as a player in 2012.

The Legends are the NBA D-League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks.

Del Harris also was promoted to Vice President of the Legends.

Ron Howard is set to sign a non-guaranteed contract with the Indiana Pacers.

Howard was one of the D-League's best point guards last season.

Justin Dentmon will play for BC Zalgiris Kaunas this season after agreeing to a free agent deal with the team.

Dentmon played for the Austin Toros and Texas Legends last season.

Dentmon was the MVP of the D-League in 2011-12.

Joel Abelson has agreed to become head coach of the Reno Bighorns, D-League affiliate for the Sacramento Kings.

Abelson spent last season as head coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce and was previously an assistant coach with the Idaho Stampede.

The Miami Heat took over the Skyforce operations this summer and installed their own staff while letting Abelson go.