Former Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko learned a lesson this past season; that sometimes you have to travel elsewhere, to realize that you were in the right place to begin with. After he spent years complaining about the NBA and stating that he wanted to take his talents to Russia, the Eastern European native was true to his word as he signed a multi-year pact with CSKA Moscow last year.
However it seems his experience turned out to convince him that his life was far better in the Association, as he Russian website “R-Sport,” that he intends to play in the NBA in the upcoming campaign. AK-47 told the website in article published on Tuesday “I’ll continue my career in the NBA. Which club in particular, we’ll know in a day or two. After such a strong season with CSKA, I understand that I can still play at a high level. I’m 31, but I can still play and still want to play ”
One team that is putting on the full-court press as they attempt to sign the ten-year veteran of the Associati...
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TEAMS: Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Hornets
TEAMS: Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Hornets
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