Andrei Kirilenko signs with Brooklyn Nets at the mini mid-level

[BudweiserCeltic]

Peter Vecsey ‏@PeterVecsey1 3m
This just in: Nets have signed. Kirilenko for mini mid-level, 3.1M per

[lightspeed5]

scoring punch off the bench in case terry isnt hitting it. not bad.

[RJ87]

Wow. Great move for them.

[celticpride07]

is this guy credible? woj or stein haven't tweeted anything about ak47. Didn't he just opt out of a 10.2mil contract? seems strange he'd take only 3mil

[snively]

Amazing if true.  Nick Young and AK taking massive pay cuts to play with their preferred teams.

[action781]

Would be a great move for Brooklyn.  He should get around 16-18 mpg backing up Pierce and can also play some 4 if needed.

At this stage of his career, that is what Kirilenko should be doing.

[cltc5]

Didn't he opt out of his last year worth 10 mil?

[hpantazo]

excellent move both for the nets and for AK47. I'm really liking this Nets team now. I think they have a legit shot at knocking off the heat.

[Who]

Tremendous signing.

I would have loved to have AK-47 here in Boston last year with the Big Three. He would have been so brilliant alongside those guys. Just a true when adding in B.Lopez and D.Williams (instead of Rondo) and JJ into the mix. Fantastic signing.

[Nowee]

I think that Mikhail Prokhorov gave Andrei Kirilenko some cash (read millions) to sign this deal. He's rich and there's the Russian connection 

[celticpride07]

this brooklyn team is loaded, hoping kg and pierce get a ring this year

[syfy9]

Do you guys think that they are legit contenders now?

I think so.

[hpantazo]

I think that Mikhail Prokhorov gave Andrei Kirilenko some cash (read millions) to sign this deal. He's rich and there's the Russian connection 

either that or he threatened to have Kirilenko taken out of he rejected his offer and returned to Russia

[Who]

Would be a great move for Brooklyn.  He should get around 16-18 mpg backing up Pierce and can also play some 4 if needed.

At this stage of his career, that is what Kirilenko should be doing.

Kirilenko was very good last season. He was the T'Wolves best player and the main reason why Minnesota stayed as competitive as they did despite injuries to Kevin Love most of the year and missing Ricky Rubio for the opening part of the season.

Kirilenko is still a good starting forward at either forward slot and should be playing 32-34 minutes a night. He is still far too effective a player to be confined to a 16-18 minute a night backup.

The Nets should have him backup KG (28mpg) and give AK-47 20 minutes a night at PF and give him another 8-12 minutes a game at SF. Kirilenko is a great running mate alongside B.Lopez or A.Blatche with his disruptive defensive play and skilled offensive game.

[LooseCannon]

Do you guys think that they are legit contenders now?

They're the sort of team that looks like contenders on paper, but if they finished 6th in the East, would anyone really be shocked?