One of the first calls Jeff Bower made after midnight Wednesday morning was to guard Jannero Pargo's agent, Mark Bartelstein.

"I talked with Jeff, and they remain interested in Jannero," Bartelstein said. "But he said they still have things to work out with their roster."

Bower and Bartelstein were involved in preliminary talks regarding Pargo before the draft, permissible under league rules because Pargo played in Russia last season after he was unable to reach a contract agreement with the Hornets.