Recently fired New Orleans coach Monty Williams reportedly is among a select group of candidates Thunder coach Billy Donovan has targeted to join him on the bench in Oklahoma City.

A Yahoo! Sports report said Williams was one of several “ambitious” former ex-NBA coaches that Donovan is attempting to talk into taking his top two assistant positions. The report said former Cleveland and Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown recently turned down a chance to discuss the position.

Chicago assistant coach Andy Greer and Portland assistant Nate Tibbetts, a former head coach of the Thunder-owned D-League team, also were listed as targets, according to the report. Former Thunder assistant coach Brian Keefe, who joined Derek Fisher’s staff in New York, also was listed as a possibility to return to OKC.

A previous report said Donovan also will bring Anthony Grant to town. Grant was a longtime assistant under Donovan at Florida and also served as head coach at Virginia Commonwealth and Alabama. After being relieved of his duties at Alabama, Grant was set to rejoin Donovan at Florida as an assistant next season. Yahoo! Sports reported Grant will now be the No. 3 assistant for the Thunder.