The Phoenix Suns will interview Monty Williams for a second time in the coming days.

Robert Sarver is expected to be included in the second interview Williams has conducted with the Suns.

Williams is also a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Suns fired Igor Kokoskov last week.

The New Orleans Pelicans will hire Aaron Nelson as their athletic trainer.

Nelson had been head athletic trainer of the Suns for 19 seasons. Nelson is often credited with prolonging the careers of Steve Nash and Grant Hill.

David Griffin previously worked with Nelson when he was a member of the Suns' front office.

The Pelicans' training staff has received criticism in the past.

The Dallas Mavericks intend to pursue Khris Middleton and Kemba Walker with the hopes they will sign one of them.

The Mavericks have also been linked with Nikola Vucevic, but shooters, athleticism and veterans are the priorities.

The Mavericks will also manage the restricted free agency of Kristaps Porzingis.

Gregg Popovich is expected to sign a three-year extension to remain as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.

Popovich will still continue to take his coaching future on a year to year basis. The owners of the Spurs believe Popovich has earned the right to manage his future as he deems fit.

Popovich will coach Team USA in the FIBA World Cup in China in September and in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. 

The Washington Wizards are interviewing Gersson Rosas for their general manager vacancy.

Rosas has interviewed with the Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. Rosas also interviewed with the Charlotte Hornets last offseason.

Tommy Sheppard is running the front office in the interim and is the only candidate Wizards owner Ted Leonsis has publicly acknowledged.

Rosas currently works for the Houston Rockets as vice president of basketball operations.

Gregg Popovich is negotiating a contract extension to remain with the San Antonio Spurs.

Popovich's future with the Spurs was in doubt following their first round exit, but he confirmed on Monday he'll return next season.

Popovich expressed optimism about next season.

"It's just the beginning of a new culture for a new group," he said. "So we will have a little bit of corporate knowledge going into next season, and they'll show that, I think."

Sam Presti said he anticipates Billy Donovan to return as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder next season.

"We anticipate Billy [Donovan] being back," said Presti.

Presti was asked to clarify what he meant by the qualifier "anticipate."

"I wouldn't expect anything to change," he said. "I haven't had the chance to sit down with him. I do think getting his perspective on things is important because there's nobody that works harder than him. If anything, I think he needs to take some time to think through the season himself and have a really good conversation."

Donovan completed his fourth season as head coach of the Thunder. The Thunder haven't won a playoff series since Kevin Durant left in free agency in 2016.

Presti took accountability for not having enough depth behind Alex Abrines on the wing following his departure for personal reasons.

Jared Dudley has interest in signing with the Boston Celtics this offseason.

Dudley played college basketball for Boston College.

Dudley will turn 34 in July and had a productive season with the Brooklyn Nets.

Dudley just finished the three-year, $30 million deal he signed in 2016 with Phoenix.

The Los Angeles Lakers never reached out to David Griffin before he agreed to run the front office of the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Lakers also haven't reached out to Bob Myers or Jerry West.

The early signs indicate that Rob Pelinka will continue to run the front office of the Lakers.

Pelinka was the longtime agent of Kobe Bryant. Bryant helped facilitate the hiring of Pelinka.

Kevin Durant was asked to offer his assessment on the current state of the Golden State Warriors' locker room as they begin the Western Conference Semifinals against the Houston Rockets.

“Everything we do is high-profile,” Durant said. “And I don’t believe anything was ever wrong with our locker room. No offense to you two guys (Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson), but every time your (media) colleagues walk in here, they bring that toxic energy in here and they start writing about that energy because it’s how they feel.

“But when you’re actually in this locker room, there’s nothing going on in here. We just be chilling. There’s a lot of speculation about me, about my attitude, about where I’m playing next season that a lot of these dudes in here (points around at random media members) are trying to distract us with and then want to blame it on me because it’s easy to blame it on me. I understand that. We understand that. So for us, we just made it about basketball.”