Marshall's response: "There's Andrei Kirilenko. And Deron Williams is terrific. He's adorable. Any more tattoos and he's going to get traded to the Nuggets."

MISC.: Though mentioned as a potential candidate by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jazz player personnel vice president Walt Perrin was not one of four candidates recently identified by ESPN.com to be initial short-list finalists for the vacant Atlanta Hawks general manager position. ... The Arizona Republic confirmed on its Web site Monday that Jazz assistant coach Tyrone Corbin will interview this week, as expected, for the head coaching job in Phoenix. Corbin is expected to also interview, if he hasn't already, for the same post in Chicago. ... Jazz lead assistant Phil Johnson and part-time assistant Jeff Hornacek also have been identified as coaching candidates in Phoenix.

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