Jazz: Redick And Foye 'As Good As Advertised'

J.J. Redick and Randy Foye were two players that worked out for the Jazz on Tuesday.

"All those guys played hard," he said. "It was a nice workout. It's fun to watch guys when it looks like they're excited about playing." Asked about Redick, Sloan said, "He can play basketball."

"He showed an ability to shoot the ball and move his feet," said Jazz vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor. "He and Randy were as good as advertised."

Redick is excited about the possibility with joining former Blue Devil Carlos Boozer. "I'm good friends with Deron Williams," he added.

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Malone Pondering Front Office Career

Since Karl Malone retired from the NBA in 2004, he has received offers from multiple teams, including the New Orleans Hornets, to join their front office in some sort of capacity.

"Am I looking one day to be more involved and more active in (basketball)? Absolutely," Malone said as he sat at the Jazz's practice facility after helping franchise brass assess four first-round prospects. "But it's just a step — kind of like starting off again, at the same place. "I don't mind starting at the bottom, being on the sideline," he added. "When I came out of college (Louisiana Tech, in 1985), I did the same thing."

"I've been talking to the Jazz, really, for the last couple months," he said. "They called, and (asked) would I be interested in coming up and seeing what I think. And I said, 'Why not?' "This is the reason I came," Malone added. "I wasn't 'passing through.' ... I have ambitions of things that I would like to try. It's 'a step.'

"I know being a coach — assistant, head coach, whatever — that's 'the grind' all over again," he said. "Another level, you have a little more leeway. "I don't know if it will be 'full-time,'" Malone added. "In some capacity, who know? I'm not saying I'm throwing my hat in the ring. But it would have to be the right situation for me. And it would have to be the right situation for a team."

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McLeod Decision Likely To Happen After The Draft

Utah's decsion on whether or not they'll pick up the 2006-07 option season on guard Keith McLeod's contract will likely happen after the draft.

"I don't think we'd make that decision," O'Connor said, "until right before we have to, depending on the draft, depending on trades, depending on everything else."

The deadline for the decision is June 30.

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