Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe had no response to the SI.com report on Sunday that suggested he could possibily jump to the Cleveland Cavaliers as their team president.

"I just don't want to comment on it," Vandeweghe said. "My focus right now is on this draft and improving."

A source close to the situation said that owner Stan Kroenke granted Vandeweghe permission to talk to Cleveland after Brown became the clear front-runner, and that Brown remains so despite the Sports Illustrated report.