Chauncey Billups once competed against the Cleveland Cavaliers as a player. He could be joining them as an executive.

Billups met with team owner Dan Gilbert on Wednesday for the second straight day to discuss a front-office position with the Cavaliers, who are regrouping after losing to Golden State in the NBA Finals.

Gilbert could be close to offering a job to Billups, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. Billups is the first person to meet with Gilbert since he parted ways with general manager David Griffin this week when talks about a possible contract extension broke down.

Billups was in Cleveland, but as of 7 p.m. there was no official agreement in place. The 40-year-old is likely weighing whether Cleveland is a good spot for him to begin a new career, given the team’s recent upheaval and that superstar LeBron James will be eligible for free agency after next season.

While the Cavaliers are looking for Griffin’s replacement after he guided them to three straight Finals, it’s believed that Billups would take on a different role, perhaps as the team’s director of basketball operations. Trent Redden, who served as the senior vice president of basketball operations, is also not returning next season.

Billups has no previous experience as an NBA executive, but he does have a long-standing relationship with Gilbert from their time together in Detroit and he knows the league well. Billups, who was a five-time All-Star, also is close with Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue.

Young leaving Lakers

Nick Young will be an unrestricted free agent this summer after declining his $5.66 million contract option for next season with the Lakers. Young has spent four tumultuous seasons with the Lakers, averaging 13.1 points and 2.3 rebounds over 220 games. The Los Angeles native realized a childhood dream by joining the Lakers, but the 10-year NBA veteran’s tenure has coincided with the worst four-year stretch in the 16-time NBA champions’ history. After struggling on the court during the 2015-16 season and enduring upheaval in his personal life because of an infamous video scandal with then-rookie D’Angelo Russell, Young enjoyed a career revival last season under new coach Luke Walton. Young averaged 13.2 points while hitting 40.4 percent of his 3-pointers . . . The Wizards acquired point guard Tim Frazier from the Pelicans for a second-round pick on Thursday, the No. 52 overall selection. That was the only pick Washington had this year. Its first-rounder went to Brooklyn in the Bojan Bogdanovic deal at the trade deadline. The 6-foot-1-inch, 170-pound Frazier has averaged 6.2 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds in three NBA seasons with New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Portland.