Larry Brown's agent, Joe Glass, said his client, who interviewed with the Memphis Grizzlies yesterday, wants to coach again after taking a season off, according to a report.

"Larry Brown will be a popular candidate for any basketball enterprise whether it be college or pro that's looking for a coach because he's a good coach," Glass told the Memphis Commercial Appeal yesterday.

Other candidates are also being considered, but Larry Brown was interviewed by Grizzlies' owner Michael Heisley on Thursday.

"Anybody would have to be impressed with Larry, OK? He's one of the great coaches in NBA history," Heisley told The Commercial Appeal newspaper in a story posted Thursday. "I wouldn't be talking to Larry Brown if I wasn't interested, but I wouldn't be having a process if I was interested in just one person."

Another possible candidate is Phoenix assistant Marc Iavaroni.

The Grizzlies are in the beginning stages of a process to fill their head coach and general manager vacancies, and the team is scheduled to interview two experienced candidates this week, according to an NBA source.

Former New York Knicks coach Larry Brown will meet with Grizzlies majority Michael Heisley today to discuss replacing interim head coach Tony Barone Sr. Former Denver Nuggets boss Kiki Vandeweghe will soon follow Brown to talk to Heisley about replacing team president Jerry West, who announced his intention to leave the organization July 1.

Heisley is expected to meet with three executives and three coaches -- one who remains unnamed -- early on in the process.

The NBA announced today that Memphis Grizzlies guard Tarence Kinsey was named the NBA?s Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for games played in April.

Kinsey, an undrafted free agent, averaged 18.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.63 steals in eight starts for the Grizzlies in April. He scored 20 or more points in four of the team?s eight games in April, finishing the month shooting 47.7% from the field and 82.7% from the free throw line.

Names of potential candidates to succeed team president Jerry West as head of the Grizzlies' basketball operations are beginning to surface. However, no one is considered a top contender as of yet.

The Boston Globe reported that Celtics general manager Chris Wallace has been given permission to talk with the Grizzlies. Majority owner Michael Heisley also plans to speak with former Denver GM Kiki Vandeweghe about taking over for West, who announced he would leave his post July 1.

Phoenix Suns vice president of basketball operations David Griffin, 37, is another reported person of interest. But the Grizzlies have not asked Phoenix for permission to talk to Griffin.

West, who is in New York for the NBA's Board of Governors meeting, has said that Heisley will interview about six candidates.

"Jerry will advise us on what we're doing," Heisley said Monday during his state-of-the-franchise address. "But Jerry will not make the final decision. I will make the final decision on the new GM and the new coach."

Another name that could be mentioned during the process is former Seattle and Portland executive, Bob Whitsitt, whom league insiders say is ready to end his hiatus.

While the future of Pau Gasol in Memphis is most likely the most intriguing, the futures of Dahntay Jones, Stromile Swift and Brian Cardinal are also unclear.

Each player was at one time considered integral, and now their position with the team is uncertain at best.

"I've been through trials and tribulations in a Grizzlies uniform," Jones said. "I've learned things. My patience has been tested. I don't think I've grown the way I was supposed to. But who knows what the future of this franchise is. Memphis is a great place to be so I wouldn't have a problem with coming back."

If the Grizzlies don't work out a contract extension with Jones, they'll likely tender a $2.7 million qualifying offer that would ensure Jones played a fifth season in Memphis. Jones would then become an unrestricted free agent following the 2007-08 season -- playing out the scenario Swift did before leaving for Houston in 2005.

Swift is under contract beyond next season, but he didn't sound confident about his job security in Memphis.

"For a while, it seemed like they were going in a different direction, like they didn't want me here," Swift said. "I don't want to be nowhere I'm not wanted. But I couldn't get a feeling about where I stand. If I'm still wanted here it's where I'll be."

Cardinal is owed about $19 million over the next three years. He signed a six-year deal worth nearly $39 million, but has fought injuries through most of his tenure.

Celtics general manager Chris Wallace has been given permission by the club to talk with the Memphis Grizzlies about Jerry West's job as president of basketball operations.

David Griffin of the Phoenix Suns is reportedly the other top contender, though he will need permission to speak with the Grizzlies.

Former Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe also has been mentioned as someone the Grizzlies are bringing in to interview.

Jerry West will leave as the Grizzlies' director of basketball operations July 1, ending a five-year stint with the former expansion franchise.

West, one of the NBA's great players and executives with the Los Angeles Lakers, disclosed his plans Tuesday during an end-of-season meeting with reporters. The 68-year-old West had been under contract only through this season.

The Grizzlies (21-60) have the worst record in the league and their troubles on the court have been compounded by the possible sale of the club. West fired Mike Fratello in December and hired Tony Barone as an interim coach.

Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley said Monday he will take the team off the market if he does not have an offer to buy it by May 1.

If the schedule holds, it will mean the end of Heisley's yearlong effort to sell the franchise, an uncertainty that has played into a dismal season for the NBA's worst team.

"I'm just basically tired, and I'm a little worn out," Heisley said of the decision. "I'm going to get re-involved, and we are basically going to run the team."

The Memphis Grizzlies have lost 60 games this season, but something good may come of this one.

Brad Miller had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 112-100 victory over the lowly Grizzlies on Tuesday night, assuring Memphis of the worst record in the NBA.

With three games left, Memphis has 19 wins, while the Boston Celtics, despite losing Tuesday night at Atlanta, already have 23 victories.

And with the Grizzlies holding that distinction, they get the best odds of winning the draft lottery and landing the No. 1 pick in the draft.