Kirilenko: 'Time to take a shot to win a title'

[ducks]

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He had conversations with several teams, and the Timberwolves did offer him a three-year deal that would have paid him $6 million to $7 million annually to anchor the team's defense. But Prokhorov was in the middle of a summer spending spree, swinging a massive trade to land Celtics stars Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry that would send the Nets' luxury tax bill skyrocketing.

It's the kind of bold, brash moves that Kirilenko watched Prokhorov pull off when the two were teamed up for Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow, and he liked what he saw.



And the Russian roots don't hurt, either. When Prokhorov first bought the Nets, Kirilenko said he envisioned himself one day playing in Brooklyn. He goes to New York, where there is a vibrant Russian community, another big plus for him.

[RD2191]

:lmao

[InRareForm]

How do you say bullshit in russian ?

[superbigtime]

How do you say bullshit in russian ?

"Stern"

[Spur|n|Austin]

How do you say bullshit in russian ?

фигня!

[EP Money Man]

Bolshevik! j/k

[Budkin]

bold, brash moves

:lol

[Texas_Ranger]

Russian piece of shit. Fuck him.

[xmas1997]

He was never coming to the Spurs, he so much as admits it by omission.

[Poolboy5623]

You guys still hurt about kirelinko? Between ak47 and oden, this will be an off-season to remember lol..

[Rogue]

AK to the Russian-owned Nets would be just as reasonable as Rin to the Rockets tbh. They ain't making him their franchise player but will certainly grant him a spot in the Starting lineup at the very least, just like Rin in Houston

[bklynspursfan]

How do you say bullshit in russian ?

http://translate.google.com/#en/ru/Bullshit

[slick'81]

Enjoy ur bag of cash fck face

[RD2191]

:lmao

[Thomas82]

You picked the wrong team to take that shot with!!

[Marrow]

he's not winning anything with the nyets

[Austin_Toros]

stfu Kirilenko

[tmtcsc]

That's great Andre....Now go get your fuckin' shine box!!

[Bill_Brasky]

Whether your team is good or not, watching the Nets fall flat on their faces next year will provide quality entertainment.

[Juggity]

> Wants to win a title
> Moves to the conference containing the Miami Heat

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It's not particularly difficult to get a top 3 seed in the East. They have as good a shot as anyone outside the Heat.

[K-State Spur]

He was never coming to the Spurs

this.

if he had signed for $6 or 7M, then you say maybe the team could have made a bigger pitch and outbid that with S&T or creative cap play.

but that he ended up signing for so little makes it almost impossible that he wasn't getting more under the table, and Spurs can't outbid Russian billionaire under the table.

just a side note re: nets salaries: anybody who thinks the 80M luxury tax is going to stop them? ...to a man worth $13B, that's the equivalent of just a $1500 bill to a person with $250K. It obviously be a joke to say that he finds 80M in his couch cushions, however you could completely seriously state that he makes that in monthly interest.

[tmtcsc]

He's worth 13 Billion? Good Gawd. I just did the math. He could spend about 35,000,000 a day for year before running out of money.

[elbamba]

THe suitcase full of cash for the remaining nine million that was sitting on his bed back at his Russian home doesn't hurt either.

[Universe]

AK to the Russian-owned Nets would be just as reasonable as Rin to the Rockets tbh. They ain't making him their franchise player but will certainly grant him a spot in the Starting lineup at the very least, just like Rin in Houston
No way.

[michaelwcho]

He's worth 13 Billion? Good Gawd. I just did the math. He could spend about 35,000,000 a day for year before running out of money.

Behind every great fortune lies a crime, as they say.

[monkeypunk]

I think we'll be hearing "Built, not Bought" about a million times more this year.

[lefty]

lol thinking we would win a title with AK47

Dude is a major choker during the postseason


Bitter Spurs fan insulting AK :lol

[Lincolnkreifels]

Yeah kirilenko will get the rest of his salary thru off shore Russian bank accounts

[Lincolnkreifels]

Anyone read the story on how prostitutes saved prokhorov's life and made him the billionaire he is? Worth reading for sure. That guy can do whatever he wants, there's a good reason jay z is paired up with him.

[NickiRasgo]

How's the "under the table" deal? You want a title shot and you chose the Nets. :lol Great! :toast

[james evans]

hahaha. yep. should have just came to us. but we didn't need him

[Mr. Body]

Dunno where he would have fit, tbh.