Negotiations are continuing between the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle, with the unavailability of Carlisle's agent slowing the process, the Associated Press is reporting.

"Things are going in a positive direction, but it's not going to be a quick deal," Donnie Nelson, the team's president of basketball operations, said Sunday. "We've just got to be patient. We're both continuing to get information and looking forward to further dialogue."