According to Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal Grizzlies GM Jerry West has met with head coach candidate Mike Fratello Saturday to discuss the team's head coaching vacancy but no agreement has been reached to this point.

Fratello, 57, is the leading candidate to replace coach Hubie Brown, who retired Thursday because of health reasons.

"Jerry basically interviewed or talked with Mike Fratello," majority owner Michael Heisley said. "He didn't tell me what went on. I haven't talked to him about it. ... I assume they had a good talk about it. I have no reason to believe they won't talk again."

Heisley denied a national television report that said Fratello had already accepted the job.

"It's news to me," Heisley said. "I think I'd know if we had a contract."