Born: Feb 18, 1981
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
From: St. Petersburg, Russia
Years Pro: 10
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$10.2M player option
I would love to have him, but what would we do with him. He doesn't have great range from 3 and thats a lot of money you end up paying for a backup SF. So I guess he would be primarily at the 4? And how much would it cost to get him considering his player option?
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Cant see him opting out
Nope. Who's going to pay him $10M?
I doubted he would opt out and that's why there wasn't a thread for him but the latest says he might:
http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/T...roaching060713
Wolves' forward Andrei Kirilenko, who has to decide by the end of the month if he'll opt-in to a $10 million contract for the 2013-14 season, to a Russian reporter this week: "So far nothing has been decided, before the first of July is the time. Let us think. For me, not that good, it's just a one-year (contract with the Wolves). And after a year I have to again decide what's what, I would certainly prefer in this situation have a full contract and did not think about my future."
Sounds like a player giving serious consideration to becoming a free agent. According to a source, the Wolves want him back, but are not in love with paying him $10 million.
The smartest thing might be to opt IN, and then work out a buyout, usually 50%, and go seek a new team/contract with $5M in your pocket. Worst case scenario is you get paid $10M for next year.
No way the Wolves agree to that.
Interesting find. If he did opt out I wonder what would be fair for him, 3yr/18m sound about right? That's about Manu money as well, which seems comparable.
Should have traded SJax (plus first rounders) for him... He'd be a huge asset this series. Moving forward, the only thing I could see working would be a wierd S&T Bonner + resigned Robert Horry (X unguaranteed + $100K signing bonus (paid by Spurs)) for Kirilenko... I'm not even sure that you can pull that kind of thing under the new CBA.
I don't want him.
At some point the Spurs have to start rebuilding. And with the success the Spurs are having this year I would start moving things next year.
30+ Years is too old for me.
Stay the off.
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Kirilenko would be a great replacement for Dejuan Blair and Bonner next year. But he will be too expensive for us. If he can take a drastic payout and spread out his contract, he can certainly be a worthy shot to take at.
Pretty sure that loophole has been closed in the most recent CBA
Ken Berger @KBergCBS 7m
No decision yet from Wolves free agent Andrei Kirilenko on his $10.2 million player option for next season, league source says.
According to hoopshype he opted out. Sorry, hard to post links on my phone.
Yup, he's opted out.
I'm all for it, better/tougher than Tiago.
Boris and him would be nice PF rotation, nothing scary but very versatile and smart.
Bruno, how much do you think AK could get?
Surprised tbh. That's a big wad of cash to walk away from.
He wants a long term contract.Being 32 i don't think the Spurs should give him that.Go for younger guys.
tru u dont do more then wat diaw gets
Last edited by td4mvp2k; 06-29-2013 at 02:10 PM.
Something like $28M/4 years.
I would think long and hard about that. Very tempting.
I like him because he could potentially stay in the "big" starting line up and stay when the Spurs go small.
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