The Houston Rockets are expected to hire Ben Sullivan, Aaron Miles and Mike Moser away from the Boston Celtics to join the staff of Ime Udoka.

Joe Mazzulla will be losing three assistant coaches after also losing Damon Stoudamire during the middle of the season. 

The Celtics also previously didn't replace Will Hardy, who left for the Utah Jazz.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are expected by most NBA executives to trade up from No. 12 in this year's draft.

The Thunder have a surplus of first round picks and a shortage of roster spots.

Last year, the Thunder traded three future first round picks to acquire the No. 11 pick from the New York Knicks.

Monty Williams and the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a six-year, $72 million deal for him to become their new head coach.

The Pistons have aggressively pursued Williams this offseason after his dismissal by the Phoenix Suns. Williams had $21 million over three years remaining on his contract with the Suns. Williams' deal could reach $100 million over eight seasons based on team options and incentives. 

The Pistons also had interest in Charles Lee and Kevin Ollie, but were clearly trying to convince Williams to take the job.

The Suns hired Williams in 2019 and he helped turnaround their franchise after several losing seasons despite the presence of Devin Booker.

Charles Lee is considered the likely hire for the Detroit Pistons if they are unable to successfully convince Monty Williams to accept their lucrative offer, sources tell The Athletic.

Lee has been a longtime assistant coach under Mike Budenholzer with the Milwaukee Bucks. Lee has been a head coaching candidate for multiple jobs, including the Bucks.

Kevin Ollie is the other leading candidate for the job. 

The Detroit Pistons are preparing an offer to hire Monty Williams as head coach that would pay him approximately $10 million per season, sources tell The Athletic.

Detroit has been hopeful over the past several weeks that Williams would consider accepting the job, sources added.

The Pistons have also been connected with Kevin Ollie, Charles Lee and Jarron Collins as the leading candidates.

If the Pistons are unable to land Williams, they are likely expected to pivot to Lee.

Williams is owed approximately $21 million over the next three seasons by the Phoenix Suns.

Scoot Henderson is "very interested" in being drafted second overall by the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

Henderson grew up in Marietta, Georgia, so playing for the Hornets would allow him to remain close to his hometown.

Henderson also views being selected No. 3 by the Portland Trail Blazers and being mentored by Damian Lillard as "an attractive option."

There is a belief that Henderson, Lillard and Shaedon Sharpe could play together.

The Hornets are also considering Brandon Miller at No. 2.

The Denver Nuggets acquired Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from the Washington Wizards last offseason, but they previously pursued a trade for him at the 2022 trade deadline.

There was a three-way trade discussed that also involved the Oklahoma City Thunder that would have sent Caldwell-Pope to the Nuggets in time for last year's playoffs.

The Nuggets traded Monte Morris and Will Barton as part of the package for Caldwell-Pope.

“You have to have positionless guys, guys who can contain the ball and make shots,” Calvin Booth told Yahoo Sports. “Everybody wants two-way players, but [Jokić] likes to play with guys who know how to play basketball the right way.”

Matas Buzelis, the projected first overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, has signed with G League Ignite for next season. Buzelis is a Chicago native who holds United States and Lithuanian citizenship.

This season, Buzelis played at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, after transferring from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. He won the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year award for 2023, after winning the same award for New Hampshire the year prior.

The 18-year-old forward has measured in at 6-foot-10. Buzelis will look to follow the same path that led Jalen Green to being a high pick after playing with the Ignite. Scoot Henderson is a projected top-three pick in the 2023 draft, after he played two season for the Ignite.

Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls have opened discussions on a contract extension.

Vucevic will become an unrestricted free agent if an extension isn't agreed upon by June 30th.

The Bulls can offer an extension worth up to approximately $118 million over four seasons.

Chicago traded for Vucevic in 2021 when they sent Wendell Carter Jr., the first round pick that became Franz Wagner and the 11th overall pick this year.

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas knows this past season didn't go the way he or the team wanted. But Valanciunas is still high on his team and would like to remain in New Orleans.

"I would like to stay and extend my contract," Valanciunas said. "Obviously, during the season, you try to help the team as much as possible, but when the summer comes, you try to take care of your own things – how to extend the contract and stuff."

The veteran center also said he expects there to be changes, after the Pelicans disappointing season.

"We had some talks with them. I think this summer won't be easy for them, because they will have to make a few key decisions. Our season didn't go as planned, so there will definitely be changes," Valanciunas said.