The New Orleans Pelicans are extremely interested in signing Andre Iguodala in free agency, according to sources.

The Pelicans have already acquired his former teammate in Jrue Holiday in a draft-day trade.

Sam Amick of USA Today reports that the Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors are also interested in Iguodala.

The Denver Nuggets also want to retain him and will be able to offer the best contract.

The Denver Nuggets have traded Kosta Koufos to the Memphis Grizzlies for Darrell Arthur and the 55th overall pick.

Koufos started for the Nuggets last season, but the team is committed to JaVale McGee.

The 2013 NBA Draft immediately delivered shock with the Cleveland Cavaliers' selection of Anthony Bennett. The Cavaliers were expected to pick between Nerlens Noel and Alex Len.

First Round
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Anthony Bennett
2. Orlando Magic: Victor Oladipo
3. Washington Wizards: Otto Porter
4. Charlotte Bobcats: Cody Zeller
5. Phoenix Suns: Alex Len
6. New Orleans Pelicans (for 76ers): Nerlens Noel
7. Sacramento Kings: Ben McLemore
8. Detroit Pistons: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
9. Minnesota Timberwolves (for Jazz): Trey Burke
10. Portland Trail Blazers: C.J. McCollum 
11. Philadelphia 76ers: Michael Carter-Williams
12. Oklahoma City Thunder: Steven Adams
13. Dallas Mavericks (for Celtics): Kelly Olynyk  
14. Utah Jazz (for Wolves): Shabazz Muhammad
15. Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Adektokunbo 
16. Atlanta Hawks: Lucas Nogueira
17. Atlanta Hawks: Dennis Schroeder 
18. Atlanta Hawks (for Mavericks): Shane Larkin 
19. Cleveland Cavaliers: Sergey Karasev 
20. Chicago Bulls: Tony Snell 
21. Minnesota Timberwolves: Gorgui Dieng
22. Brooklyn Nets: Mason Plumlee
23. Indiana Pacers: Solomon Hill 
24. New York Knicks: Tim Hardaway Jr.
25. Los Angeles Clippers: Reggie Bullock
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (for Thunder): Andre Roberson
27. Denver Nuggets (for Jazz): Rudy Gobert
28. San Antonio Spurs: Livio Jean-Charles
29. Oklahoma City Thunder (for Suns): Archie Goodwin
30. Phoenix Suns (for Warriors): Nemanja Nedovic

Second Round
31. Cleveland Cavaliers: Allen Crabbe
32. Oklahoma City Thunder: Alex Abrines
33. Cleveland Cavaliers: Carrick Felix
34. Houston Rockets: Isaiah Canaan
35. Washington Wizards: Glen Rice 
36. Sacramento Kings: Ray McCallum
37. Detroit Pistons: Tony Mitchell
38. Philadelphia 76ers: Nate Wolters 
39. Portland Trail Blazers: Jeff Withey
40. Portland Trail Blazers: Grant Jerrett
41. Memphis Grizzlies: Jamaal Franklin
42. Philadelphia 76ers: Pierre Jackson
43. Milwaukee Bucks: Ricky Ledo
44. Atlanta Hawks: Mike Muscala
45. Portland Trail Blazers: Marko Todorovic
46. Utah Jazz: Erick Green
47. Atlanta Hawks: Raul Neto
48. Los Angeles Lakers: Ryan Kelly
49. Chicago Bulls: Erik Murphy
50. Miami Heat: James Ennis
51. Orlando Magic: Romero Osby
52. Minnesota Timberwolves: Lorenzo Brown
53. Boston Celtics: Colton Iverson
54. Washington Wizards: Arsalan Kazemi
55. Memphis Grizzlies: Joffrey Lauvergne
56. Detroit Pistons: Peyton Siva
57. Phoenix Suns: Alex Oriakhi
58. San Antonio Spurs: Deshaun Thomas
59. Minnesota Timberwolves: Bojan Dubljevic
60. Memphis Grizzlies: Janis Timma 

The Denver Nuggets have hired Brian Shaw as their head coach.

Shaw was most recently an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers.

Shaw has been a candidate for several head coaching positions over the past few seasons, most recently the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers.

The Nuggets parted ways with George Karl this offseason after winning Coach of the Year honors.

Shaw probably won't run the Triangle offense with the Nuggets.

Brett Brown is a serious candidate for the Denver Nuggets' head coaching vacancy, according to sources.

Brown met with Josh Kroenke and new general manager Tim Connelly in Denver on Sunday.

Brown has been an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs for seven seasons. Brown is expected to become Gregg Popovich's top assistant if he stays with the Spurs following the departure of Mike Budenholzer.

Melvin Hunt has also interviewed for the position following meetings with Lionel Hollins, Brian Shaw and Vinny Del Negro.

Vinny Del Negro is scheduled to interview for the Denver Nuggets’ coaching vacancy this weekend.

Del Negro will join a short list of candidates that includes Lionel Hollins and Brian Shaw.

Hollins and Shaw met with Josh Kroenke and Tim Connelly on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Denver Nuggets have named Ben Tenzer as director of team operations.

Tenzer will work closely with Josh Kroenke and general manager/executive vice president of basketball operations Tim Connelly on day-to-day operations, with a focus on salary cap management and the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Tenzer joins the Nuggets after receiving his law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. He worked for the Nuggets as an legal extern last summer, conducting detailed contract, salary cap and CBA analysis, as well as writing contracts for newly acquired and re-signed players.

The Denver Nuggets offered a first round pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for the right to hire Doc Rivers as head coach.

Josh Kroenke made the offer for Rivers approximately 10 days ago.

The Celtics were not prepared to begin the process of discussing the deal with the Nuggets.

The Nuggets are considering Lionel Hollins and Brian Shaw for the position as their two finalists.

Rivers does not want to remain with the Celtics as they begin their rebuilding process and hopes to end up with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Josh Kroenke is convinced that the Denver Nuggets will succeed in re-signing Andre Igoudala.

''I think 100 percent,'' Kroenke said of the prospect of inking Igoudala. ''I had a good conversation with his agent last week. Andre is somebody we definitely want to bring back, and Andre is aware of our intentions to bring him back as well.''

Tim Connelly, formally introduced as Nuggets general manager on Thursday, declared re-signing Igoudala is his top priority.

"The last guy we talked to before coming in for this press conference was Andre,'' Connelly told reporters. ''He's such a pro that he's out there (on the court) working out.''

The Sacramento Kings will hire Mike Bratz as their assistant general manager.

Bratz worked with Pete D'Alessandro in the Denver Nuggets' organization.

Bratz previously was with the Cleveland Cavaliers and played nine seasons in the NBA after playing at Stanford.