Memphis assistant and former Golden State head coach Eric Musselman will interview for a second time on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, one week after he became the first candidate to interview for the head coaching post.

The decision supports what sources within the Kings organization have confirmed, that Musselman has surpassed Monarchs coach John Whisenant as the frontrunner after it was believed Whisenant had already been chosen by Kings co-owners and longtime friends Joe and Gavin Maloof.

Sources who confirmed Musselman's second interview asked not to be identified out of fear of job reprisals.

The Kings have officially crossed P.J. Carlesimo off their list of coaching candidates to replace Rick Adelman, reports Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee.

Carlesimo will not be interviewed, according to a source close to the San Antonio assistant.

With Carlesimo out of the running, the Kings may be one step closer to officially hiring frontrunner John Whisenant, the Monarchs general manager and coach.

John Whisenant, the coach of Sacramento's WNBA affiliate Sacramento Monarchs, will be strongly considered for the position of Sacramento Kings head coach.

Whisenant has no NBA coaching experience, but was the 2005 WNBA coach of the year.

The team-owning Maloof brothers would not confirm if a new coach had been hired.

ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting that the Sacramento Kings have received permission from the Golden State Warriors to interview Mario Elie for their head-coaching vacancy.

Elie, who just completed his second season as a Warriors assistant to Mike Montgomery, is expected to meet with Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof and Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie by week's end.

The Kings have not formally requested permission to interview Spurs assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo for their head-coaching vacancy, but Kings co-owner Joe Maloof indicated Tuesday that the request is forthcoming after the Spurs' season ended Monday night.

"I think we'll probably end up talking to P.J.," Maloof said, "but Geoff is really handling all that."

Geoff is Geoff Petrie, Sacramento's president of basketball operations. Maloof declined to reveal any other names on the list of candidates Petrie has assembled but did say that he, brother Gavin and Petrie will begin conducting interviews Wednesday in Las Vegas.

NBA coaching sources told ESPN.com that Golden State assistant Mario Elie, Memphis assistant Eric Musselman -- formerly the Warriors' head coach -- and John Whisenant of the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs are expected to meet with the Kings this week.

Geoff Petrie, GM of the Sacramento Kings, is well into the process of contacting candidates and setting up interviews, although they have not begun.

"We're not hiring a coach this weekend," Petrie said.

The Sacramento Kings have not formally contacted the Washington Wizards to request permission to speak with Coach Eddie Jordan about their open coaching position, according to a Wizards team source.

Jordan has one season left on his contract with the Wizards and is rumored to be heavily recruited by Kings ownership.

"I am under contract and I plan on honoring that contract,"  said Jordan on his current term with the Wizards.

Four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace of  the Detroit Pistons highlights the 2005-06 NBA All-Defensive Teams, the NBA announced today.  Making his fifth  consecutive appearance on the All-Defensive First Team,  Wallace is joined by leading vote-getter Bruce Bowen of the  San Antonio Spurs, named to the All-Defensive Team for the sixth consecutive season.

Also selected to the First Team are forwards Andrei Kirilenko of the Utah Jazz, making his third All-Defensive Team appearance, and 2003-04 Defensive Player  of  the  Year  Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings, named to the All-Defensive Team for the second time. Tying in votes received and rounding out the First Team are guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, receiving their sixth and seventh All-Defensive honors, respectively.

2005-06 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Position      Player, Team              
Forward       Tim Duncan, San Antonio    
Guard         Chauncey Billups, Detroit  
Forward       Kevin Garnett, Minnesota  
Center        Marcus Camby, Denver      
Forward       Tayshaun Prince, Detroit  

Other  players  receiving  votes,  with  point  totals (First Team votes in parentheses):  Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 12 (3); Gerald Wallace, Charlotte, 11  (3);  Shawn  Marion, Phoenix, 11 (1); Raja Bell, Phoenix, 9 (2); Dwyane Wade, Miami, 8 (3); Kirk Hinrich, Chicago, 7 (3); Alonzo Mourning, Miami, 7 (1);  Shane  Battier, Memphis, 6  (1); Gilbert Arenas, Washington, 4 (1); Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 4; P.J. Brown, New Orleans/Okla. City, 3; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 3;  Dwight Howard, Orlando, 3; Josh Howard, Dallas, 3 (1); Brevin Knight, Charlotte, 3; Shaquille O?Neal, Miami, 3 (1); Elton Brand, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); LeBron James, Cleveland, 2 (1); Tony Parker, San Antonio, 2  (1);  Quinton  Ross, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); Allen Iverson,  Philadelphia, 2; Eddie Jones, Memphis, 2; Jason Collins, New Jersey, 1; Boris Diaw, Phoenix, 1; Pau Gasol, Memphis, 1; Trenton Hassel, Minnesota, 1; Mike  James,  Toronto, 1; Richard Jefferson, New Jersey, 1; Ruben Patterson, Denver, 1; Chris Paul, New Orleans/Okla. City, 1; Jason Terry, Dallas, 1; Yao Ming, Houston, 1.

Stan Van Gundy would need permission from the Miami Heat to interview, but his name has emerged as a possible candidate for the head coaching position with the Sacramento Kings.

Van Gundy said two weeks ago that his plan ''right now'' was to not coach next season.

According to Oregon Live, Terry Porter has emerged as a potential candidate to coach the Sacramento Kings, but it is unclear how that will affect his work with an investor group trying to buy the Blazers franchise.

Porter, whose name has been mentioned in news reports as a possible successor to Rick Adelman in Sacramento, said Wednesday that he will know better in a week "what path I will be able to continue on." He declined to comment specifically on the Kings' opening.