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Well with CSKA Moscow playing SA and the Wolves during the preseason...will that have any impact on his choice, lol, probably not.
As a strict SF, like he was with Minny, Kirilenko isn't worth a big contract from Spurs. With Spurs, he will have to play about half of the time at PF and I don't know if he would like that.
Well with CSKA Moscow playing SA and the Wolves during the preseason...will that have any impact on his choice, lol, probably not.
he can create I like that
4 years 24 million sign him up
he's good. i like what somebody said about not giving him more than diaw. i'd rather see aminu and/or earl clark though. i think younger vets are better free agent options. they have the upside.
I wonder how Minny is interested in re-signing him. The have drafted Shabazz Muhammad and they want to re-sign Budinger.
And I damn hope Spurs are right now talking to Kirilenko. He really should be their first priority. A 5 player rotation at SF/PF/C with Leonard/Kirilenko/Diaw/Splitter/Duncan would be really nice.
Would love this as well, plus good pieces for small ball line ups
I agree
What makes him such a great fit is the fact that he can play both forward positions well. We kill two problems (quality 4 + a backup 3) with only 1 guy.
Not to mention the fact that he is a good defender and has great size to play both positions. I would love to have him in SA, even if it means to let Splitter go.
Indeed. Kirilenko is the player who fits the Spurs' needs perfectly. Good defender with shot blocking capabilities and perimeter defense. Good off the ball movement and threat on offense and only weakness is three point shooting.
Spurs would essentially have 3 NT Captains on their roster: France (TP), Argentina (Manu), and Russia (Kirilenko).
Bruno for some reason I was thinking it would be impossible to sign Kirilenko, Splitter, and Manu?
If Spurs amnesty Bonner and withdraw their QO on Neal, they will have $12.8M to split between Ginobili and Kirilenko. It could even be $13.4M if they get Kirilenko with an empty S&T like Kirlenko for a futur second round pick and $1M in cash.
Now, it's depend on how much you think Ginobili and Kirilenko will get.
If they amnesty Bonner, it could work. After signing Splitter and Manu, they could have around 8 mil cap space.
Not to mention the leading scorer at the Olympics in Patty
It's going to get interesting once Pekovic signs an offer sheet. From then on the Wolves only have three days to come to an agreement and sign Kirilenko or most of their cap space will be gone.
Last edited by jyra; 07-01-2013 at 06:09 AM.
It's hard to imagine any team offering AK47 $10M per year. If he wants 4 years, how low of an annual salary would he accept? $7M?
how much are you expecting Splitter to sign for based on these numbers?
I'm using Splitter cap hold so even if Splitter is later signed to a max contract, they still would have that much money to give to Ginobili and Kirilenko.
Last edited by Bruno; 07-01-2013 at 11:03 AM.
Still a good defender, although his per 36 shotblocking #s have fallen 7 consecutive seasons, and are pretty mediocre at this point (Splitter is a better shotblocker). I think you can almost cross the blocked shot off his player profile as it currently stands.
Actually a sneaky solid offensive player - but he needs to pocket the 3 pointer at this juncture. To hit only 29% and still jack up 120 threes is pretty terrible.
I think that the switch from playing PF to almost exclusively playing SF the last couple of years is the main reason his shot blocking (and rebounding) has gone down. With the Spurs he would have to play a lot minutes at the 4 so I would expect those numbers to go up again.
He played quite a bit of 4 last year after Love went down.
I think it's more to do with 2 things: 1) ridiculous shot block totals earlier in career were based more on gambling, he's become a more disciplined defender. 2) Losing athleticism with age.
I don't know about that. I admittedly haven't seen too many Twolves games last year but looking at the minute distribution I think Derrick Williams and Dante Cunningham soaked up most of the minutes at the 4.
But you obviously can't expect him to replicate the crazy shot blocking numbers from his prime any more.
i like ak better than marion. and i like marion. i just think younger is better. earl clark or aminu...
Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Sounds like Andrei Kirilenko is happy in Minnesota; wants a three-year deal from a team with a chance to be good. bit.ly/14m5jvF
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Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
One of the teams that troubles Minnesota in Wolves' bid to retain Andrei Kirilenko: San Antonio. I'm told Spurs have AK-47 in their sights
Make it happen RC!!
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