Merged: Andrei Kirilenko signs with Nets for Mini-Mid Level

[BrazilianHawk]

This has to abe a miss by DF!

Kirilenko is worth 6-7 per easy. Dammit, DF, get some bodies out there!

[Admin]

Kirilenko wanted to play for the Russian owner and he took a HUGE pay cut to do it. This isn't a miss by Ferry when Kirilenko obviously had 1 place in mind where he wanted to play.

[Jizzle]

can we all agree that we are tanking ?

we sit on our hands as everyone signs elsewhere.

I feel bd for Al

[JohnnyCASH]

[Guest]

Kirilenko wanted to play for the Russian owner and he took a HUGE pay cut to do it. This isn't a miss by Ferry when Kirilenko obviously had 1 place in mind where he wanted to play.

I'm sure this move will not hurt his future earnings.

[Guest]

We don't sign players. We sign players - over reactions everywhere.

[MaceCase]

He clearly wants to win or the obvious.......His countryman offered him half of the Ukraine and all of Belarus. I wonder if Joe has already been demoted to a $20 million sixth man now.

[RWF]

OH no! He would have put us over the top, we should have signed him, and this other random FA, oh and this one too. What is Ferry doing? It's like he is playing it smart for the future benefit of this franchise or something. I want the stay in the middle of the NBA Ferry. Don't you go screwing that up in favor to better our chances at being a legit contender in a few years.

Edited July 11, 2013 by RWF

[MaceCase]

I'm sure this move will not hurt his future earnings.

I forget, does using the TPMMLE (or whatever acronym you gave it) now force the Nets to a hardcap? I'm sure the ASG are cursing that their golden goose tax charity has gone barren if so.

[taz]

A russian player picks a russian owner to play for shocking

also

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS6m

Kirilenko's total cost to the Nets this season, including luxury tax, will be approximately $15M. Prokhorov going all in.

[benhillboy]

You can't say The Russian ain't swinging for the fences. I'm afraid for everyone associated with that franchise if they don't make The Finals.

[MaceCase]

You can't say The Russian ain't swinging for the fences. I'm afraid for everyone associated with that franchise if they don't make The Finals.

All be found either floating in the water by Coney Island or in a landfill in Jersey. No heads or hands but 6'8" tattooed torsos shouldn't be hard to identify.

[MrNique]

I gotta believe this more about playing for the Russian and that team going for it than it is money. I'm sure we would have beat a 2 year contract of 3 a year. Ah well.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

Sort of off-topic, but another player for peanuts:

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[Guest]

I gotta believe this more about playing for the Russian and that team going for it than it is money. I'm sure we would have beat a 2 year contract of 3 a year. Ah well.

Since the Russian bought the team AK47 has been trying to get to the Nyets.

[Admin]

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[nitte]

So he opted out of his 10 mil contract to sign for a 2 year ~6 mil contract. Talk about money under the table...