Former Denver Nuggets coach Melvin Hunt is closing in on an agreement to join Rick Carlisle's coaching staff in Dallas, according to league sources.

Melvin Hunt had a 10-13 record as the interim coach of the Nuggets this season. AP Images/David Zalubowski

Sources told ESPN.com that Hunt -- who has also been courted strongly by the New Orleans Pelicans since the Nuggets chose to hire Mike Malone as their new full-time head coach -- is expected to soon finalize a deal with Dallas to become Carlisle's new top aide.

‎Hunt took over as the Nuggets' interim coach in early March after the dismissal of Brian Shaw and coached Denver to a 10-13 record over its final 23 games, which prompted the likes of Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried to publicly campaign for Hunt to keep the job full time.