Andrei Kirilenko has been at Brooklyn for a few years now. You wouldn’t notice since he doesn’t get any playing time. Considering that he was so good. In Utah and is now so low in Brooklyn’s depth chart. It’s sad really. He’s played only 36 minutes this season under Hollins. 0 points.
But there are now trade talks around the league. There are many teams that could use AK-47’s services. Turns out. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the ball is in Kirilenko’s court.
In checking on the availability of Brooklyn Nets forward Andrei Kirilenko, several contenders were left with the impression that the former All-Star’s desire to tend to a family matter in New York makes a trade impractical for the foreseeable future, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Waiting until closer to the February trade deadline, when contending teams know Kirilenko will be prepared to report to them, makes more sense and wouldn’t require the sweetener of added draft picks.
Kirilenko doesn’t have to accept a contract buyout and cost himself money. He can wait until the February trade deadline and become a low-risk addition elsewhere in the NBA.
“Andrei has all the power now,” one rival executive told Yahoo Sports. “He can say he likes the situation enough to play or not to play.”
There aren’t many good small forwards in the league. So I wouldn’t be surprised if nearly every team is eating out of his hand. He’s has veteran experience. And last time I checked he was solid in all areas of the game.
Your move AK.
