<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The opt-out window for forward Shawn Marion closes at 6 p.m. June 24. By then, he must decide whether to play out the final season on his contract, at $17.8 million for 2008-09, or become a free agent July 1. The timing is no coincidence. In extending Marion a six-year, $80 million contract in 2003, the Phoenix Suns wanted a definitive decision from the versatile forward in advance of the 2008 draft. Neither Heat President Pat Riley nor agent Dan Fegan has divulged the direction the parties are headed, other than Fegan saying he expects the process to go to the deadline and Riley saying, "We've had some productive talks."</div> South Florida Sun-Sentinel
He won't opt out. That'd be pretty dumb. He's not going to get much more than 15 million if he did opt out.
In agreement, he's not going to get what he's making now on the open market. Everyone knows that he is an above average player, that isn't great at any one particular area. He can't create off the dribble, his shot isn't the best, he's a good defensive player but not great, he's a good rebounder but not great. He just won't get that kind of money, only opt out if he's going to a contender, otherwise stay put for the money.