There's probably a joke in here somewhere about Mikhail Prokhorov, scopes, and AK47's but there's no way I'm putting that one together. The former owner of the Russian superpower CSKA Moscow usually gets what he wants, and in this case he wants fellow countrymen Andrei Kirilenko to join him in Brooklyn. The Russian baller spent ten years in the League, but as since played for CSKA. He had a solid season last year, and has a number of NBA suitors at the moment. The Golden State Warriors are a team that's been reportedly interested in Kirilenko, in addition to the Brooklyn Nets.
As far as Brooklyn's desire to bring Andrei back to the U.S., ESPN.com's Marc Stein has the following:
The Brooklyn Nets are making a hard to push to bring Andrei Kirilenko back to the NBA despite their limited salary-cap flexibility, according to sources close to the situation. After spending well over $300 million in guaranteed contracts this offseason, Nets owner Mikhail Prokh...
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PLAYERS:
Andrei Kirilenko,
Mikhail Prokhorov,
Deron Williams,
Antawn Jamison
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
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