Kirilenko to T-Wolves

[CelticSooner]

@WojYahooNBA

Minnesota is finalizing a two-year, $20 million contract with free agent forward Andrei Kirilenko, league sources tell Y! Sports.

Kirilenko's deal with the Wolves is expected to include a player option for the 2013-'14 season, sources said.

Makes sense, money talks.

[saltlover]

That's close to the BAE, right?

What Kahn wants, Kahn gets.

[Lord of Mikawa]

T-Wolves looking like a 50s NBA team lol.

[Kane3387]

So what is their roster like?

Pekovich at the 5
Love at the 4
Kirilenko at the 3? Or Williams there.
Roy at the two
Rubio at the one

Not sure about their bench. I know they have Budinger.

[Who]

Dumb move -- I wish Kirilenko would move back to PF instead of playing the three.

Not worth that type of money at SF. He is worth it at PF.

[j804]

T-Wolves looking like a 50s NBA team lol.

LOL seriously Kirilenko cracks me up just looking at him man

[33_Larry Legend_33]

Who cares what color he is?  If you can play, you can play...  And the same is true if you can't play...  That aside, I still don't think this Minny team is all that much improved...

[RebusRankin]

Ridnour, Rubio, Love, Kirelenko, Budinger, Perkovic, lots of white dudes. Robby Hummel too and the Russian SG they just signed.

[saltlover]

Ridnour, Rubio, Love, Kirelenko, Budinger, Perkovic, lots of white dudes. Robby Hummel too and the Russian SG they just signed.

Don't forget Stiemsma.

[Who]

C:  Nikola Pekovic, Greg Stiemsma
PF: Kevin Love, Derrick Williams
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Budinger
SG: Brandon Roy, Alexey Shved
PG: Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour, JJ Barea

That is a pretty solid team.

I am thinking 45-50 wins. Maybe more if those shooting guards pan out.

[pearljammer10]

Thats a pretty decent squad to try and continue the run they had going to start last year. AK47 is a great move for the Wolves even if its a little high in price range. If Roy can stay healthy and play decent minutes for them thats a playoff bound team for sure...

And honestly. AK47 at 10 a year > Batum at 12 a year

[Lucky17]

C:  Nikola Pekovic, Greg Stiemsma
PF: Kevin Love, Derrick Williams
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Budinger
SG: Brandon Roy, Alexey Shved
PG: Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour, JJ Barea

That is a pretty solid team.

I am thinking 45-50 wins. Maybe more if those shooting guards pan out.

Can Love play C, Kirilenko play PF, and Williams or Budinger play SF?

[Who]

C:  Nikola Pekovic, Greg Stiemsma
PF: Kevin Love, Derrick Williams
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Budinger
SG: Brandon Roy, Alexey Shved
PG: Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour, JJ Barea

That is a pretty solid team.

I am thinking 45-50 wins. Maybe more if those shooting guards pan out.

Can Love play C, Kirilenko play PF, and Williams or Budinger play SF?

I don't think Derrick Williams has shown much at SF to date.

I would expect him to play PF whenever Kevin Love is not there. That would take up all the available minutes at power forward.

[ronaldo943]

C:  Nikola Pekovic, Greg Stiemsma
PF: Kevin Love, Derrick Williams
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Budinger
SG: Brandon Roy, Alexey Shved
PG: Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour, JJ Barea

That is a pretty solid team.

I am thinking 45-50 wins. Maybe more if those shooting guards pan out.

i'd say 45-37 or if not 42-42

[greg_kite]

C:  Nikola Pekovic, Greg Stiemsma
PF: Kevin Love, Derrick Williams
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Budinger
SG: Brandon Roy, Alexey Shved
PG: Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour, JJ Barea

That is a pretty solid team.

I am thinking 45-50 wins. Maybe more if those shooting guards pan out.

Wow, I generally don't think GMs think about color when picking guys but what are the odds of a team with 8 of their top 10 players are white?  Isn't the league 75% black?  There is nothing wrong with it I guess as most of them are actually decent players, I just think people will think Kahn only wants white guys.  This has to be the whitest team in like 20 years at least.