Lakers coach Mike Brown is working on assembling his coaching staff, doing what he can to get some familiar faces back with him.

Brown has contacted New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams to express his interest in having Hornets assistant Michael Malone join him in Los Angeles, according to an NBA official briefed on the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Another coach Brown is interested in having on his Lakers staff is Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester, two executives with NBA teams said.

Kuester's job with the Pistons is tenuous because of the revolt from his players during the past season when five of them skipped a practice.