The San Antonio Spurs will bring in Brian Butch and Warren Carter next week for a workout.

Carter played for Dexia Mons-Hainaut last season.

Butch has spent the past few seasons in the D-League.

Gregg Popovich envisions Kawhi Leonard as the future cornerstone of the Spurs.

“I think he’s going to be a star. And as time goes on, he’ll be the face of the Spurs I think. At both ends of the court, he is really a special player,” said Popovich, who has been San Antonio's coach since 1996. “And what makes me be so confident about him is that he wants it so badly. He wants to be a good player, I mean a great player. He comes early, he stays late, and he’s coachable, he’s just like a sponge. When you consider he’s only had one year of college and no training camp yet, you can see that he’s going to be something else.”

The Spurs are set to return their entire roster, plus Nando de Colo, who the team selected with the 53rd pick of the 2009 draft.

“Well we thought we were very fortunate and we were very happy that we were able to sign our guys, that we could bring Boris (Diaw) back and Danny (Green) back,” Popovich said. “And they’re going to be even better for us this year, so that’s what we look for in improvement, for them to understand the system more, for Kawhi Leonard to be here in training camp, and so in a sense those three guys are like new players for us. We regard them almost like free agents, and we look forward to them rounding out the group that’s been here.”

Ime Udoka has been added to the San Antonio Spurs' coaching staff for the 12-13 season.

“Ime Udoka possesses an outstanding work ethic as well as a natural inclination to teach. We are excited to add someone with his potential to our coaching staff,” said Gregg Popovich.

Udoka played for the Spurs from 2007-09 and in the 10-11 season.

Scott Layden will interview for the assistant general manager vacancy with the San Antonio Spurs, according to a source.

Layden will meet with Gregg Popovich and R.C. Buford in San Antonio on Monday.

The Spurs' vacancy was created when Dennis Lindsey replaced Kevin O'Connor as GM of the Jazz.

Layden was not interviewed for the GM job with the Jazz.

Layden has most recently been an assistant coach with Utah. He was formerly the top executive with the Jazz and Knicks.

James Anderson may sign with the Atlanta Hawks.

Danny Green congratulated Anderson on Twitter for the apparent move that hasn't been formally reported yet.

"Got to show love n shout my guy @25 Anderson out for the new deal with Atlanta…Congrats man! Bright future ahead," wrote Green.

Anderson was San Antonio's first round pick in 2010.

Danny Ferry, general manager of the Hawks, is familiar with Anderson from his time in the Spurs' front office.

Paul Lukas of Uni Watch ranks the uniforms of all 30 NBA teams, with the Celtics coming in first.

"The Rolling Stones, "Goodfellas," a Hershey's with almonds -- the classics are classic for a reason," writes Lukas about the Celtics. "That definitely applies to the Celtics' set. No goofy side panels, no extraneous bells or whistles -- just a perfect, vertically arched wordmark and a simple green-and-white color scheme. They rank atop this list despite sometimes wearing that black-trimmed alternate."

The Spurs, Lakers, Warriors and Jazz comprise the remainder of the top-five.

"The Raiders aren't the only team that knows how to wear silver and black," writes Lukas in regards to the Spurs. "In addition to the killer colors, the Spurs are also among the few NBA teams that have successfully incorporated a graphic image into their chest typography -- a small element that goes a long way."

6. Wizards
7. Thunder
8. Heat
9. Knicks
10. Blazers
11. Pistons
12. Pacers
13. Bulls
14. 76ers
15. Hornets
16. Suns
17. Grizzlies
18. Nuggets
19. Rockets
20. Hawks
21. Raptors
22. Bucks
23. Cavaliers
24. Mavericks
25. Clippers
26. Bobcats
27. Magic 
28. Wolves
29. Nets (based on last year's set)
30. Kings 

Stephen Jackson said Wednesday that he's open to finishing his career with the Spurs.

“If things work out in San Antonio I wouldn't mind finishing my career there,” Jackson said. “But you know it's a business and I'm one of those guys that doesn't mind going to play somewhere else. I've been on seven different teams.”

In his second stint with the Spurs, Jackson has had no trouble fitting in with teammates.

“When I left (in 2003) it was kind of sour because we had just won a championship and I wanted to go back,” he said. “But the contract and business part didn't work. But going back this time was extra sweet to be back with the team I won a championship.”

The Spurs have waived Derrick Byars, a rookie forward who joined the team on April 25.

Byars averaged 5.0 points and 5.5 rebounds over the final two regular season games of last season.

With Byars off the board, the Spurs now have 14 players under contract, one below the NBA maximum.

Buck Williams and Randy Livingston are candidates to become assistant coaches with the Spurs.

San Antonio lost assistants Jerry Sichting and Jacque Vaughn during the offseason.

Doc Rivers and Gregg Popovich are considered the top candidates to replace Mike Krzyzewski as head coach of the United States, according to sources.

Jerry Colangelo will remain in his current position for one more Olympics and will give Krzyzewski some time to reconsider remaining.

Sources say Rick Pitino has expressed strong interest in the position, but an NBA coach is widely expected to eventually land the job.

Mike D'Antoni and Nate McMillan, current Team USA assistants without a permanent job with a team, are considered longshots.