Jerry Sloan has been a tactful presence around the Utah Jazz's draft process, and he plans to continue providing subtle insight for the organization without – for now – a formal consultant role, a league source told RealGM. Sloan, 71, maintains close relationships with Jazz management, making his return to the franchise this summer an easy transition even without an official position as consultant to this point. After a successful 23-year run as head coach of the Jazz ended in February of 2011, Sloan headlined the list of available coaches, with an illustrious career that separated him as a candidate teams simply had to meet to gauge his desire to lead them. Several head coach vacancies had intrigued Sloan this offseason, but he wasn’t able to find a suitable situation. Sloan told the Deseret News earlier this month that he and the Jazz have discussed a role within the organization. “If they want me around, fine,” Sloan said. “If they don’t, [fine]. They’d talked to me a little bit about it a little bit earlier.”

Mark Jackson and the Golden State Warriors have not begun discussing a contract extension. Jackson signed a three-year deal with a team option for the fourth with the Warriors during the 2011 offseason meaning he is without a deal past the upcoming 13-14 season. "No. And my feelings are, that’ll take care of itself. I don’t get caught up in it. It will truly take care of itself. "I’m thrilled to have a job and to coach this group of guys…  and with great ownership, a great front office and fan base. It’ll play itself out." Jackson was also asked if he can take credit for the Brooklyn Nets' decision to hire Jason Kidd without any previous coaching experience. "No," said Jackson "I think at the end of the day Jason Kidd is an all-time great player who I’ve got a lot of respect for. "I’ve talked to him often. He reached out and thanked me and we’ve had great dialogue. I just think he’s going to do very well. I’m happy for him. I think it was a great hire for the Nets. "That being said, I think it’s now up to Jason to open the door for the next guy to prove that the naysayers are wrong.

Danny Green has set the record for most three-pointers made in an NBA Finals series, but Chris Bosh was adamant the Miami Heat will limit the San Antonio Spurs guard's open looks in Game 6 on Tuesday. "[Green] won't be open tonight," Bosh said. Tony Parker said after Game 5 that he could not believe the Heat continued to give Green open shots. In Green's mind, if the Heat crowd him more in Game 6, it will lead to additional driving lanes for Parker and Manu Ginobili. "You have to give up something," Green said, according to David Aldridge of NBA.com.

The Los Angeles Clippers have called off trade talks with the Boston Celtics on a deal involving Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett. The Celtics were seeking DeAndre Jordan and two future first round picks in exchange for the right to hire Rivers as head coach and Garnett. The Clippers will move forward with their coaching search with Byron Scott meeting with Donald Sterling on Tuesday and Brian Shaw on Wednesday. The Celtics were insistent on Eric Bledsoe's inclusion earlier in the talks.

The Brooklyn Nets are interested in adding Roy Rogers to Jason Kidd's coaching staff. Rogers was an assistant coach with the Nets under Lawrence Frank and then followed him to the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons. Rogers was a candidate to join Jeff Hornacek's staff with the Phoenix Suns, but withdrew his name from consideration on Monday.

The Toronto Raptors have parted ways with Alvin Williams, a popular former player of the team who has been serving as a scout. Williams was based out of Philadelphia while scouting for the Raptors. The decision was made by MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke, according to the report.

Pete D'Alessandro was introduced on Monday as general manager of the Sacramento Kings. Vivek Ranadive put his GM candidates through an extensive interview process, involving analysis of the Kings' roster, plans for both the short and long-term, as well as examples of linear and non-linear thinking. "I had just finished preparing for my first interview," D'Alessandro said later in the afternoon, "and I got this email from Vivek. I was thinking, 'Wow, I think I need to do a lot more.' I proofed everything on the flight over, and then when I landed, I went to a Kinko's in Palo Alto and made copies. I pulled an all-nighter. I felt like I was back in law school."

Before withdrawing from this month’s NBA draft, Mouhammadou Jaiteh received first round guarantees that failed to entice the 18-year-old enough to leave his development in France, agent Herman Manakyan told RealGM on Monday. Teams were impressed with the sharp growth in Jaiteh, and the 6-foot-11 center worked out for six organizations throughout the draft process. Even with guarantees, Jaiteh made clear he wanted to be drafted into a flourishing situation – for both himself and the team. “The guarantees were not in attractive situations for us,” Manakyan said. With a focus on next year’s draft, Jaiteh will now sign with a team in France, where several clubs have been vying to sign him, Manakyan said. No frontrunners have emerged, but playing time and the opportunity to continue his rapid development are key factors.

Before withdrawing from this month’s NBA draft, Mohammadou Jaiteh received first round guarantees that failed to entice the 18-year-old enough to leave his development in France, agent Herman Manakyan told RealGM on Monday. Teams were impressed with the sharp growth in Jaiteh, and the 6-foot-11 center worked out for six organizations throughout the draft process. Even with guarantees, Jaiteh made clear he wanted to be drafted into a flourishing situation – for both himself and the team. “The guarantees were not in attractive situations for us,” Manakyan said. With a focus on next year’s draft, Jaiteh will sign with a team in France, where several clubs have been vying to sign him, Manakyan said. No frontrunners have emerged, but playing time and the opportunity to continue his rapid development are key factors.

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers will continue their discussions on a trade involving Kevin Garnett and the right to hire Doc Rivers as coach on Tuesday. The two parties are at an impasse after discussing the deal heavily over the past few days. The Celtics are seeking a trade package centered around DeAndre Jordan and Eric Bledsoe. The Clippers are reluctant to part ways with Bledsoe. The Celtics have been considered a trade that would unload several of their veteran players in the package.

The NBA Finals averaged more than 16 million viewers during Game 5 on Sunday. The game peaked at one point with 19.3 million viewers. With an 11.5 rating in Game 5, viewership was down 9.5 percent from when the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the title. The series is averaging a 9.0 rating.

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Larry Lewis as a player development coach. Lewis spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the D-League. D’Antoni plans to hire two full-time assistants and one more player development coach.

Kevin McHale would presumably be a head coach of interest to the Boston Celtics should they move forward with a move that would send Doc Rivers to the Los Angeles Clippers. But McHale is currently the head coach of the Houston Rockets and the team would not let him leave for the Celtics, according to sources. McHale replaced Rick Adelman during the 2011 offseason.

The Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics continue to discuss a deal involving Kevin Garnett and the right to hire Doc Rivers as head coach. The Clippers are offering DeAndre Jordan and draft compensation. Danny Ainge and the Celtics are seeking the inclusion of Eric Bledsoe, but sources say they have begun to show a willingness to accept another asset. Rivers would replace Vinny Del Negro as head coach of the Clippers.

Monta Ellis has informed the Milwaukee Bucks that he will opt out of his contract for the 13-14 NBA season. Ellis had an option for $11 million. The Bucks had offered Ellis an extension worth $36 million.

The Denver Nuggets have hired Tim Connelly as general manager, replacing Masai Ujiri. Connelly was previously with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dario Saric will withdraw his name from the 2013 NBA draft, according to agent Marc Cornstein. Saric has signed his letter of withdrawal from the draft and Cornstein will deliver it to the NBA before the deadline to withdraw on Monday. Saric was highly regarded as a first round pick. Recently, Saric became concerned he would not play on his NBA team or would spend all his time in the D-League.

Chris Mullin has been offered a consultant role in the Sacramento Kings' front office. Mullin was the top basketball executive for the Golden State Warriors from 2004-09, spending time with then-assistant GM Pete D'Alessandro. Bringing Mullin into the front office would fuel speculation about the Kings' possible pursuit of Monta Ellis. Ellis was drafted by Mullin in 2005.