Larry Brown's future may be settled soon

DETROIT — Larry Brown's agent and Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars plan to speak Tuesday about the coach's future with the team, a source told The Associated Press.

The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity Saturday night, said Dumars and Joe Glass would talk in the hopes of moving toward a resolution.

Brown declined to comment on his status when reached late Friday night by the AP at his vacation home in New York, after leaving the Mayo Clinic.

The Hall of Fame coach checked into the hospital Wednesday morning to address a medical problem that developed from complications following hip surgery in November and didn't go away after a second procedure in March.

Brown has said that if doctors deem him healthy enough, he wants to return next season with the Pistons — and insists he will not coach another NBA team.

After the San Antonio Spurs dethroned the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last week, Brown said he was at peace.

"I'm way ahead of the curve — no matter what happens," Brown said as he walked to a locker room perhaps for the last time as a coach. "This game has given me so much that I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world."

KNICKS SIGN FRYE, ROBINSON: The Knicks on Saturday signed Channing Frye and Nate Robinson, two of their three first-round picks. Terms were not disclosed.

Frye, a center from Arizona, was the eighth overall pick in Tuesday's draft. The 22-year-old player from White Plains, N.Y., averaged 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in four seasons with the Wildcats. He is second in Pac-10 history in career blocked shots with 258.

Robinson, a 5-foot-9 guard from Washington, was taken 21st overall by Phoenix and acquired by New York in a trade that sent Quentin Richardson to the Knicks and forward Kurt Thomas to the Suns. Robinson left the Huskies after his junior season. He averaged 14.4 points in his career.

The Knicks also selected Florida forward David Lee with the final pick in the first round, No. 30 overall. He signed with the team on Friday.

BLAZERS SIGN WEBSTER: Portland Trail Blazers first-round pick Martell Webster, the first high school player taken in the NBA draft, has signed a multiyear contract, the team said Saturday.

Details were not disclosed.

Webster, the sixth overall selection last Tuesday in the NBA draft, will participate in the 2005 Reebok Vegas Summer League July 6-15 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nev., team officials said.

The 6-foot-7 former Seattle high school star had signed a letter of intent with the University of Washington before he decided to make himself eligible for the draft. He averaged 27.7 points and 10 rebounds at Seattle Prep last year, and was one of 10 finalists for the Naismith Award, awarded to the nations top high school player.