Brooklyn Nets' deal with Andrei Kirilenko raises suspicions from NBA rivals

[phillycavsfan]

"A year ago, Brooklyn agreed on a full midlevel-exception deal with Euro forward Mirza Teletovic on a three-year, $15.7 million contract. Shortly after the agreement, Brooklyn realized it needed to alter the exception slot to still keep open the chance for cutting a trade for Dwight Howard. Without re-entering the market, Teletovic accepted a three-year, $9 million deal at the mini midlevel."

Nah son something crooked going on.

 

[5010]

If he were in the prime of his career, you might have an argument. But he's 32 sacrificing money to be on a contender.

Guys do this all the time and nothing is said.

 

[john goodman]

Prok is paying cash under the table... Not easy to prove with shady Russian money

Tbh stern never should have let a scumbag gangster buy a team

 

[Born2BKing]

Got damn the Nets gonna be serious.

 

[phillycavsfan]

If he were in the prime of his career, you might have an argument. But he's 32 sacrificing money to be on a contender.

Guys do this all the time and nothing is said.

Guys don't sacrifice 70% of their income, especially when there are offers from similar or better quality teams (Spurs) that are almost thrice what he got from Brooklyn.

 

[feelosofer]

With AK-47 on the team now the Nets are arguably the 2nd best team in the L. Sometimes a ring can do wonders for your career, especially in an era lacking such quality big men.

 

[MikelArteta]

jealously, but damn nets look good, lopez/garnett/johnson/pierce/williams having andrei first guy off the bench who can play multiple positions, have jason terry a guy who can play both guard spots,, andray blatche sa the first big man off the bench, and reggie evans damn


and yup mikhail prob bought andreis parents a nice big villa

 

[Rickdogg44]

Will KG try to fight him during practice since he's a cac euro

 

[ThugLife]

:datwork:

you heard him bytch

 

[hashmander]

at pro sports actin self righteous

same dudes who recklessly exploit the product of college sports. fukk outta here

so by paying the product (athletes) that is exploited by college sports, pro sports are in fact the exploiters?

 

[No Homo]

rest of the nba

 

[TheNig]

I don't mind it. If he's paying cats Strait or of his pocket, I believe that it in sine strange way it could bring balance top the cba. You need a rogue franchise in every sport

 

[5010]

Guys don't sacrifice 70% of their income, especially when there are offers from similar or better quality teams (Spurs) that are almost thrice what he got from Brooklyn.

Spurs don't even have "thrice" the cap space to sign Kirilenko. They spent that money re-signing Manu & Splitter. That put them over the cap without even counting the Bellini deal or the cap holds they have with Gary Neal and DeJuan Blair.

Only way they were getting Kirilenko for 9 million was through a sign and trade.

Y! SPORTS

The Spurs seriously considered a multiyear offer for Kirilenko, but Minnesota general manager Flip Saunders has shown little, if any, inclination to assist him in securing a significant financial contract elsewhere, sources said.

There were possible combinations of Spurs assets that appealed to the T'wolves, but ultimately Minnesota was unable – or unwilling – to take back the contracts on what could've been an $8 million to $9 million annual salary agreement for Kirilenko, league sources said.

 

[Skip b]

Will KG try to fight him during practice since he's a cac euro

 

[606onit]

Probably just hooked him up with a 2012 model of one of these mid-sized babies.