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Utah Jazz forward Marvin Williams has elected not to exercise his early termination option for the 2013-14 season, giving him one more year under contract before becoming an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2014, a source informed CSNNW.com. CSNNW.com

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Bill Oram: Marvin Williams had surgery on his right heel earlier today in Charlotte. Will return to Chapel Hill tomorrow for summer school. Twitter @tribjazz

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The recovery timeline announced by the Jazz would place Williams’ expected return date in early December, meaning he will miss training camp, preseason and roughly the first month of the 2013-14 regular season. Williams holds a player option worth $7.5 million for next season and he will surely be looking at a large per-year pay cut on his next deal. One would think the timing and severity of this surgery would make his free-agency decision a simple one: opt in, get fully healthy, finish next season strong and pursue a new contract next summer. The Jazz are clearly a team in transition this summer, as veterans Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Mo Williams and Randy Foye are all headed to unrestricted free agency while the organization’s younger faces — Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter, Alec Burks and Hayward — eagerly eye the possibility of larger roles next year and beyond. SI.com

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The biggest question with Utah Jazz small forward Marvin Williams this offseason was whether or not he'd exercise the player option on his contract for the 2013-14 season. The focus now has turned to his health. Williams will undergo surgery Monday in Charlotte, N.C., to repair his right Achilles tendon and sore right heel, which caused him to miss some action this past season. According to the Jazz, the expected rehabilitation and recovery time for Williams is about six months. That would have the small forward back in action around the beginning of December, about a month into the regular season. Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams, Injuries 

Following several medical consultations, Jazz forward Marvin Williams has elected to have surgery to repair his sore right heel/Achilles tendon. The procedure will be performed on Monday, June 3 in Charlotte, N.C., by Dr. Robert Anderson, and Jazz assistant trainer Brian Zettler will accompany Williams. NBA.com

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams, Injuries 

Bill Oram: Marvin Williams, who has an early out: "I haven’t thought too much about it, but I will say that I love playing here." Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Bill Oram: Asked Marvin Williams about player option at end of season, said, "I haven't even thought about that." Likes SLC a lot. Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Bill Oram: Assuming he stays, Jazz will play Williams $7.5 million next year. He wouldn't get that much in free agency, would only make sense for him to opt out if he was truly uncomfortable/unhappy with the Jazz, which doesn't seem to be the case. Beyond that, any issues he has with team could be resolved with roster moves this offseason. 8 other guys are FAs. Lots of change coming. Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Marvin Williams doesn't view his move out of the starting lineup as a demotion. "I'm not a guy with an ego. I'm not an NFL quarterback," Williams said. "Whatever Coach feels like he needs to do. That's been my M.O. from Day 1. I've been criticized for that, but that's fine with me. I'll play to win, so if this helps us win, that's fine." Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Bill Oram: DeMarre Carroll says of neighbor/friend Marvin W.: "When I’m bumping my music I don’t get into trouble because he's my next- door neighbor." Twitter @tribjazz

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Did the trade catch up by surprise? Marvin Williams: I can’t necessarily say I was expecting it. I think anytime anybody is traded they are always surprised. It was just one of those things where I was working out and a couple of buddies of mine had told me they heard I got traded. During the summer time there are always rumors going around so I really didn’t pay too much attention. When I got done working out I had a couple voice mails from Rick Sund, my agent. I called Rick Sund back and he expressed to me that I may see it on TV or on Twitter but that I was going to be traded so he wanted to let me know firsthand. I greatly appreciated that. They did everything first class. They were awesome about the whole situation. When I got back to my house, I saw across the bottom of the (TV) screen that I got traded to Utah. Q. It was Rick Sund who called you? Not Danny Ferry? Marvin Williams: Actually Danny was on the line as well. I figured Rick reached out to me because he already knew me. I had never met Danny Ferry personally. I didn’t get a chance to speak to him when he got the job. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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What are your thoughts about coming back to Atlanta? Marvin Williams: I’m really, really excited. A lot of those guys I haven’t seen or talked to since last season. Just to get a chance to get back to the city and see a lot of the people in the organization, see a lot of my friends, and I’m excited to get back there. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Marvin Williams went through a pregame shoot around this morning with the Jazz on Monday, and has been medically cleared to play six days after hitting his head on the court in New Orleans. The Jazz list the starting small forward as a game time decision and Williams said he will meet before the 7 p.m. game with doctors and trainers to determine his status. Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams, Injuries 

The Utah Jazz say forward Marvin Williams will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night because of a concussion. The Jazz say Williams is also doubtful to play Saturday against Houston after he didn't pass an exam following his concussion suffered in a game Wednesday night against New Orleans. Yahoo! Sports

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams, Injuries 

Bill Oram: Marvin Williams is doubtful for Jazz vs OKC with concussion symptoms suffered last night in New Orleans. Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams, Injuries 

Utah forward Jazz Marvin Williams suffered a possible concussion against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday, according to the team. He is undergoing tests this morning in Oklahoma City, where the Jazz play Friday, and is doubtful for that game. USA Today

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams, Injuries 

The small forward acquired by the Jazz in an offseason trade was 8-for-22 in three games, scoring 19 points, making 1-of-8 three-pointers and shooting just two free throws. But Williams, who scored 21 points in the Jazz’s season-opening win over Dallas, said Wednesday that he is not in a slump. "I’ve been in slumps before, man," Williams said. "I don’t feel like I’m anywhere near that." Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Williams is 26. The reliable outside shooter has averaged double digits every year he has played in the NBA except his rookie season. The Jazz acquired Williams in exchange for point guard Devin Harris to make room for newly acquired Mo Williams. An 18,000-seat community center bearing Williams’ name is being constructed in his hometown of Bremerton, Wash. Williams is content. "I don’t have to live up to anybody’s expectations but my own," he said. "I have to look at myself in the mirror every night. And when I do that, I’m very satisfied with where I came from and what I’m working toward." Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

Jazz offseason additions of Mo Williams, Randy Foye and Marvin Williams: We got lucky. We got a ton of a great talent, especially with the veteran guys we've got coming in. We've got a lot of veteran guys, but we've also got a young nucleus. It helps us out in both facets. With those guys coming, we added a lot of ballhandling; we added some shooting; and a lot of leadership. Those guys are going to bring a lot to the table. Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Randy Foye, Marvin Williams, Paul Millsap, Training Camp 

According to Ferry, the moves weren’t easy to make because of the solid contributions of Johnson and Williams over the years, but needed to be done to usher in a fresh start. “Difficult decision to make in moving guys of that caliber,” Ferry told HOOPSWORLD about making the Williams and Johnson deals. “I think the mindset was that we probably weren’t good enough and the status quo wasn’t going to make sense if that was the case.” HoopsWorld

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