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.

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."

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.

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that the Jazz had Arizona guard Hassan Adams, Temple's Mardy Collins, Cincinnati's James White and Michigan State's Maurice Ager in for an interview and workout Wednesday.

A projected second-round pick, Adams hopes a series of outstanding workouts and a good showing at the Orlando pre-draft camp - if he gets an invitation - will propel him into the first round.

"Who knows where he ends up, if he gets to Orlando and plays well?" Jazz vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor said.

Adams has been involved in at least three off-the-court incidents in the last six months that will have him in court in the coming weeks.

Utah Jazz' monetary losses exceeded $10 million last season, owner Larry Miller told The Salt Lake Tribune - and approaches $25 million over the past two seasons.

"We're losing a lot of money. Huge numbers," Miller said of the team he has owned for 21 seasons. "Blow-your-mind numbers."

"The past couple of years have hurt us, big time," Miller admitted. "It's painful."

But it's self-inflicted pain, said the Jazz owner, who estimates that only "eight or nine" of the 30 NBA teams lost money last season.

Four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace of  the Detroit Pistons highlights the 2005-06 NBA All-Defensive Teams, the NBA announced today.  Making his fifth  consecutive appearance on the All-Defensive First Team,  Wallace is joined by leading vote-getter Bruce Bowen of the  San Antonio Spurs, named to the All-Defensive Team for the sixth consecutive season.

Also selected to the First Team are forwards Andrei Kirilenko of the Utah Jazz, making his third All-Defensive Team appearance, and 2003-04 Defensive Player  of  the  Year  Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings, named to the All-Defensive Team for the second time. Tying in votes received and rounding out the First Team are guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, receiving their sixth and seventh All-Defensive honors, respectively.

2005-06 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Position      Player, Team              
Forward       Tim Duncan, San Antonio    
Guard         Chauncey Billups, Detroit  
Forward       Kevin Garnett, Minnesota  
Center        Marcus Camby, Denver      
Forward       Tayshaun Prince, Detroit  

Other  players  receiving  votes,  with  point  totals (First Team votes in parentheses):  Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 12 (3); Gerald Wallace, Charlotte, 11  (3);  Shawn  Marion, Phoenix, 11 (1); Raja Bell, Phoenix, 9 (2); Dwyane Wade, Miami, 8 (3); Kirk Hinrich, Chicago, 7 (3); Alonzo Mourning, Miami, 7 (1);  Shane  Battier, Memphis, 6  (1); Gilbert Arenas, Washington, 4 (1); Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 4; P.J. Brown, New Orleans/Okla. City, 3; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 3;  Dwight Howard, Orlando, 3; Josh Howard, Dallas, 3 (1); Brevin Knight, Charlotte, 3; Shaquille O?Neal, Miami, 3 (1); Elton Brand, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); LeBron James, Cleveland, 2 (1); Tony Parker, San Antonio, 2  (1);  Quinton  Ross, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); Allen Iverson,  Philadelphia, 2; Eddie Jones, Memphis, 2; Jason Collins, New Jersey, 1; Boris Diaw, Phoenix, 1; Pau Gasol, Memphis, 1; Trenton Hassel, Minnesota, 1; Mike  James,  Toronto, 1; Richard Jefferson, New Jersey, 1; Ruben Patterson, Denver, 1; Chris Paul, New Orleans/Okla. City, 1; Jason Terry, Dallas, 1; Yao Ming, Houston, 1.

Chris Paul of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets headlines a talented group of rookies named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Team, the NBA announced today.

Paul, the only unanimous First Team selection, is joined by Toronto's Charlie Villanueva (56 points), Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut (55 points), Utah's Deron Williams (46 points) and New York's Channing Frye (45 points).

2005-06 T-Mobile NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

Player Team First (2 pt) Second (1 Pt) Total
Chris Paul New Orleans 29 - 58
Charlie Villanueva Toronto 27 2 56
Andrew Bogut Milwaukee 26 3 55
Deron Williams Utah 18 10 46
Channing Frye New York 17 11 45

2005-06 T-Mobile NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM

Player Team First (2 pt) Second (1 Pt) Total
Danny Granger Indiana 14 15 43
Raymond Felton Charlotte 14 12 40
Luther Head Houston 4 20 28
Marvin Williams Atlanta - 15 15
Ryan Gomes Boston - 14 14

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first place
votes): Sarunas Jasikevicius, Indiana, 12 (1); Ike Diogu, Golden State, 8; Nate Robinson, New York, 7; Rashad McCants, Minnesota, 6; Johan Petro, Seattle, 6; Jose Calderon, Toronto, 3; Jarrett Jack, Portland, 3; Joey Graham, Toronto, 2; Martell Webster, Portland, 2; Salim Stoudamire, Atlanta, 1.