andrei kirilenko to nets - mini mle

[Andrew Wiggins]

wow, brooklyn doin big thangs

kirilenko left a 10 million dollar offer for a 3.1m/year with the nets

https://twitter.com/NYDNInterNets/status/355453118613434371

[Johnny Jones]

Good pickup for the nets. Damn.

[MTing]

Are You Kidding?
Don't Play With My Emotions Wheres The Link?

edit:

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‏@PeterVecsey1
This just in: Nets have signed. Kirilenko for mini mid-level, 3.1M per

HOLY SHIT.
BILLY YOU ****IN' G.

[KG215]

Really starting to flesh out their bench and look even more impressive....on paper.

[Johnny Jones]

https://twitter.com/NYDNInterNets/status/355453118613434371

[Brook(lyn)Lopez]

If twitter isn't ****ing with me, then god damn.

Championship baby!

[Shade8780]

Brooklyn are really nice now.

[Levity]

who wants to speculate at what hes making or will make behind the scenes.

and you think pierce will start coming off the bench, allowing ak and garnett to make a very formidable front line with lopez taking the scoring haul.

[livinglegend]

He left 10m for 3m :biggums:
Good for the nets

[Nash]

Watch Lebron join Brooklyn next year. If Prokhorov has no problems paying 100m+ in luxury tax Lebron could basically always be in a team that will be highly competetive. I get the feeling that Miami Heat owner Arison isn't as willing to spend and is thinking about the $$ and luxury tax.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Nets should be good enough to beat the Bulls bench players now

[KG215]

Nets should be good enough to beat the Bulls bench players now
People are right. When you aren't starting dumb threads, you're actually pretty hilarious.

[SpecialQue]

Nets should be good enough to beat the Bulls bench players now

Let's not get ahead of ourselves now.

[bluechox2]

pierce off the bench

[FireDavidKahn]

He left 10m for 3m :biggums:
Good for the nets
He was looking for a bigger contract and didn't find one.

[jzek]

wow, brooklyn doin big thangs

kirilenko left a 10 million dollar offer for a 3.1m/year with the nets

Obviously, he'll get extra perks in Russia from his Russian Nets owner... hence why he took "less" money on paper.

[bluechox2]

you know prokhorov offered him a job in the kgb when he retires

[TheReturn]

Russian connection; Prokhorov will find a way to pay this dude.

[PJR]

This REEKS of some serious salary cap circumvention. :oldlol:

[Optimus Prime]

Wow. So he left behind $7 million and a starting job to come off the bench for the mini-MLE on the Nets.

Yup. Definite Russian mob connection going on. :pimp:

:kobe:

[All Net]

Back door money here..

[Jomo23]

PG-Williams/Livingston/Taylor
SG- Johnson/Terry
SF- Pierce/Kirilenko/Toko
PF- Garnett/ Blatche/ Evans/ Teletovic
C- Lopez/ Plumlee

[PickernRoller]

Nets on paper looking good. I just find the coach disturbing. Now this is a team Rivers, Pop or Thibs could get to the Finals easily - barring injury.

Definitely a half court team. Not a high scoring team although I could see them blowing some teams out.

[It's A VC3!!!]

PG-Williams/Livingston/Taylor
SG- Johnson/Terry
SF- Pierce/Kirilenko/Toko
PF- Garnett/ Blatche/ Evans/ Teletovic
C- Lopez/ Plumlee
Evans won't be a third string player. Blatche will be our back-up center. Plumlee won't see any PT this season.

The Nets are championship favorites. Just give it to them now. Livingston, Terry, AK47, Evans and Blatche as your bench?!? Too deep of a team.

[bdreason]

I'm sorry, but Prokhorov is obviously paying Kirilenko on the side, and this should probably be investigated.

[Fudge]

If twitter isn't ****ing with me, then god damn.

Championship baby!
Lol

[Nash]

And Kirilenko didn't leave anything. Prokohorov and him are taking care of the $$$$$$ back home in Russia.

[Uncle Drew]

The Nets are championship favorites. Just give it to them now. Livingston, Terry, AK47, Evans and Blatche as your bench?!? Too deep of a team.
Lol.

[livinglegend]

So the Nets owner is Russian?
Now I get it. :oldlol: :oldlol:

[PJR]

I'm sorry, but Prokhorov is obviously paying Kirilenko on the side, and this should probably be investigated.

This. And considering dude opted out of a guaranteed 10 million, and was trying to work a sign and trade with the Spurs? Shit is fishy as hell. :oldlol:

[Jomo23]

Evans won't be a third string player. Blatche will be our back-up center. Plumlee won't see any PT this season.

The Nets are championship favorites. Just give it to them now. Livingston, Terry, AK47, Evans and Blatche as your bench?!? Too deep of a team.


With that bench Garnett and Pierce are gonna be fresh going to the playoffs.

[Heavincent]

So glad they ended up with KG, Pierce, Terry, and AK47 rather than just stupid Dwight Howard. Nets dodged a bullet there.

[KG215]

The Nets are championship favorites. Just give it to them now. Livingston, Terry, AK47, Evans and Blatche as your bench?!? Too deep of a team.
If they don't win it all are you going to eat out your sister and your mom this time?

[bagelred]

Yeah , this is on the up and up. :rolleyes:

[It's A VC3!!!]

If they don't win it all are you going to eat out your sister and your mom this time?
no. i'll just resume with my life as i do every day. the nets are top 2 championship favorites. i don't care what haters say. actually, i don't care what any of you think or say. the nets are out of control stacked. kg and paul don't even need to play with the way our super stacked bench is composed.

[boozehound]

wow, that is ridiculous. How did he only get the mini MLE. He wanted to play for the ruskie that bad huh? 1 year deal or what?

[TylerOO]

If they don't win it all are you going to eat out your sister and your mom this time?

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Kingwillball]

If they don't win it all are you going to eat out your sister and your mom this time?

Eat or eat out ????:wtf:

[PJR]

wow, that is ridiculous. How did he only get the mini MLE. He wanted to play for the ruskie that bad huh? 1 year deal or what?

40 million stashed away in the secret Russian bank account.

[Optimus Prime]

wow, that is ridiculous. How did he only get the mini MLE. He wanted to play for the ruskie that bad huh? 1 year deal or what?

Very many ruble change hands, David Stern not know, da?

:kobe:

[Haks]

Lol nets still aint getting passed the first round

[handbanana]

Back door money here..

for sure.
why would russians pay american taxes when dealing with each other :roll:

mini mle my ass

[D-Rose]

That's an incredible pay cut. We can only speculate about under the table stuff :lol With lux tax though, AK will cost them 15 mill a year.

[kurple]

People are right. When you aren't starting dumb threads, you're actually pretty hilarious.
He's also a major pervert. Jerkin' off while sniffing his friends sisters panties

[CJ Mustard]

No excuses for this team to miss the Finals.

[niko]

This has to at least get a cursory phone call from the league office, no? He undersold himself, and FA is nowhere near over.

[Kingwillball]

Obviously this signing is beyond fishy..:(

[flipogb]

I'm sorry, but Prokhorov is obviously paying Kirilenko on the side, and this should probably be investigated.
if Stern messes with this, hes a brave man

[PJR]

http://oi41.tinypic.com/6sfdpe.jpg

[bagelred]

Let's remember, it's not like Nets can make it up next year. To get a big contract from Nets, he has to play at least THREE YEARS with them. So this is beyond fishy.....:coleman:

[D-Rose]

Apparently Prok was the owner of CSKA Moscow when Kirilenko played there in 98-01...so they go back lol.

not sure how league can investigate if any such under the table stuff happens in the motherland?

[It's A VC3!!!]

No excuses for this team to miss the Finals.
I agree but i'm also a bit worried on how all of these players who want a lot of playing time are going to be satisfied receiving little playing time. i don't know if the nets can play 10 guys every single night. that means reggie will likely be benched here and there and i don't envision him liking that too much. mirza will definitely be bench and it's sad because we wasted our $5 million MLE on him for no reason. nets have too many good players. idk how a first year coach will manage it. hopefully he will though.

[westsideozzie]

Russian definitely paying him under the table.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Lopez
KG
Kirilenko

That rim protection :bowdown:

[Clifton]

PG-Williams/Livingston/Taylor
SG- Johnson/Terry
SF- Pierce/Kirilenko/Toko
PF- Garnett/ Blatche/ Evans/ Teletovic
C- Lopez/ Plumlee
How could anyone root for this team? I hate everything about it.

That out of the way, for the regular season, they should run this:

Williams
Johnson/Terry
Kirilenko/Pierce
Garnett/Blatche
Lopez/Evans

You have to start KG because he'll be the captain (I would think). But I would keep him under 30mpg, preferably under 25, in the regular season. Pierce too.

Kiri and JJ are lazy and passive enough that you can play them as much as you want and they'll still be fresh for the playoffs. Not Pierce and KG. Everyone else on the roster is young enough.

[Rubio2Gasol]

This has to at least get a cursory phone call from the league office, no? He undersold himself, and FA is nowhere near over.

People take less money to play with good teams every year.

[It's A VC3!!!]

How could anyone root for this team? I hate everything about it.

That out of the way, for the regular season, they should run this:

Williams
Johnson/Terry
Kirilenko/Pierce
Garnett/Blatche
Lopez/Evans

This would be our best lineup because we are 5x better defensively like this and it would eliminate the Joe and Paul starting combo. I don't believe that Jason will have Paul come off the bench though.:(

[bdreason]

People take less money to play with good teams every year.


People don't opt out of 10mil to take 3mil every year.

[PJR]

People take less money to play with good teams every year.

Get real. Dude opted out of 10 million guaranteed.

And just the other day,


The Wolves were interested in a combination of assets from the Spurs in exchange for Kirilenko, but were unable to take back the $8 million to $9 million in necessary salaries to make a deal work.

Dude was trying to get 8 or 9 Million from the defending Western Conference Champions in a sign & trade, yet he takes the Mini MLE from the Brooklyn Nets? The Mikhail Prokhorov owned Brooklyn Nets mind you.

:coleman:

[It's A VC3!!!]

nets didn't need or want AK that badly that they would do something illegal. AK had a S&T offer from the spurs starting at $7 million but the wolves didn't want to help AK or the spurs out so they rejected it. the nets deal has a team option in the second year so AK can ask them to decline and sign a long term deal next year as well if he wants.

[WayOfWade]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/4827233/Deron_Williams_and_Andrei_Kirilenko_-_2_large_medium.jpg

[D-Rose]

Nets are going to pay 86.5 mill in luxury tax. That tax itself is more than the payroll for most teams :roll:

[Optimus Prime]

Nets are going to pay 86.5 mill in luxury tax. That tax itself is more than the payroll for most teams :roll:

:roll:

That's an expensive first round exit!

:kobe:

[It's A VC3!!!]

"Andrei Kirilenko was introduced to his wife Masha by Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov". -Nets Stats

I guess AK is returning the favor to Prokhorov by taking less money.:applause:

[D-Rose]

With all that said..Nets have the potential to beat Miami for sure. It's going to be a long season but AK is going to take a lot of pressure off KG and PP. Deron is going to flourish as well. Big frontcourt. A lot depends on their coaching and all the egos gelling.

[PJR]

nets didn't need or want AK that badly that they would do something illegal. AK had a S&T offer from the spurs starting at $7 million but the wolves didn't want to help AK or the spurs out so they rejected it. the nets deal has a team option in the second year so AK can ask them to decline and sign a long term deal next year as well if he wants.

He'll only be eligible for a non bird deal with only 120% increase next year with the Nets, starting at like 3.7 million. And only up to three years(Full tax payers mid level).

Again, he opted out of TEN MILLION. This shit is fishy considering the Russian connection.

[Crafty]

:roll:

That's an expensive first round exit!

:kobe:
:oldlol:

[Crafty]

Nets are looking very good, on paper ... Let's see when it really matters

[Optimus Prime]

With all that said..Nets have the potential to beat Miami for sure. It's going to be a long season but AK is going to take a lot of pressure off KG and PP. Deron is going to flourish as well. Big frontcourt. A lot depends on their coaching and all the egos gelling.

They have interesting potential certainly. Considering the massive luxury tax bill, they'd better at least be facing Miami in the ECF or certain people associated with the Nets will...let us say never be heard from again.

:kobe:

[D12"Magic"]

Players never took a pay-cut to try to win?

[Fudge]

:roll:

That's an expensive first round exit!

:kobe:
:oldlol:

[Unbiased_one]

Evans won't be a third string player. Blatche will be our back-up center. Plumlee won't see any PT this season.

The Nets are championship favorites. Just give it to them now. Livingston, Terry, AK47, Evans and Blatche as your bench?!? Too deep of a team.

The nets don't have a superstar. And the nba is a superstars' league.

[It's A VC3!!!]

He'll only be eligible for a non bird deal with only 120% increase next year with the Nets, starting at like 3.7 million. And only up to three years(Full tax payers mid level).

Again, he opted out of TEN MILLION. This shit is fishy considering the Russian connection.
i'm not saying to re-sign with the nets. they nets gave him a team option in the second year to appease AK. I'm sure after this season that AK will ask the nets to decline his team option so that he can explore a larger multi-year contract next year with a different team.

[poido123]

:eek:

Nets are going to be one scary team, thats for sure.

im just hoping they go through miami before they play the bulls :oldlol:

[Unbiased_one]

:eek:

Nets are going to be one scary team, thats for sure.

im just hoping they go through miami before they play the bulls :oldlol:

I find it ironic that after years of west domination it seems entirely plausible that the 4 (!) best teams in the nba will be in the east next year.

[DuMa]

substantial sanctions

[D-Rose]

I find it ironic that after years of west domination it seems entirely plausible that the 4 (!) best teams in the nba will be in the east next year.
San Antonio? OKC?

[poido123]

I find it ironic that after years of west domination it seems entirely plausible that the 4 (!) best teams in the nba will be in the east next year.

This Nets owner doesn't mess around.

Money can buy you the best team as he has now proven.

Getting my ass down to the betting agency to put 50 on Nets at 13.00, 10 on Bulls at 11.00 and 5 on golden state at 23.00

[D-Rose]

substantial sanctions
Prok wouldn't even be mad...what's cash to him lol and they already got no draft picks

[Unbiased_one]

San Antonio? OKC?

It's difficult to say...but I certainly think it's possible. I definitely think the bulls heat and nets will be the 3 best next year, as I don't see the nets having the same cohesion issues that the lakers had this year (no Kobe for one). The pacers should be good too.

[veilside23]

its up to kidd to handle things now .. well he has a nice set of assistant coaches so we shall see...

the luxury tax is big but the market for the nets is big as well and for a guy who gets 21m per week.. whats 86m luxury tax per season?

[DuMa]

Prok :bowdown:

cant question his deep pockets.

[longtime lurker]

If there's suddenly a sudden stream of blondes heading to Kirilenko's hotel room the NBA needs to investigate. :oldlol:

Seriously though I can't believe fans are bitching about this acting like players don't take pay cuts all the time to win a title.

[chazzy]

Crazy. Wonder how a AK/KG frontline lineup would play out

[veilside23]

Crazy. Wonder how a AK/KG frontline lineup would play out


small ball line up

williams
johnson
pierce
ak
kg
:pimp:

[chosen_one6]

My new 2nd favorite team to play as in NBA 2k14

[7secondsorless]

First, inb4 David stern and "basketball reasons"

Second, anyone have any figures on how much this team is gonna run Prokhorov next season? I'm talking player salaries+J.Kidd's salary+Laurence Frank and assistants' salaries+ luxury tax (is it $1 penalty per $1 over the cap or more than that?)

I think some of the figures being thrown around are upto 120-130 mil just for next year. Shocking when you consider an entire NBA team was just sold for just over $500 mil.

[It's A VC3!!!]

First, inb4 David stern and "basketball reasons"

Second, anyone have any figures on how much this team is gonna run Prokhorov next season? I'm talking player salaries+J.Kidd's salary+Laurence Frank and assistants' salaries+ luxury tax (is it $1 penalty per $1 over the cap or more than that?)

I think some of the figures being thrown around are upto 120-130 mil just for next year. Shocking when you consider an entire NBA team was just sold for just over $500 mil.
The Nets are paying $98 million in combined payroll and exactly $70 million in taxes alone. That is nearly a $170 million bill for just next year alone.

[7secondsorless]

The Nets are paying $98 million in combined payroll and exactly $70 million in taxes alone. That is nearly a $170 million bill for just next year alone.

Holy crap. I assume if they bring the team back with all the current players in 2014-2015, Prokhorov could be looking at a near $200 million bill for a single season.

Luxury tax or not, I mean it's ridiculous (in a fun, exciting and positive way)

But how the hell are teams like the Bobcats, Pacers, Grizzlies, etc. supposed to compete with that when they are scared to cross 50 million or 70 million? (I'm well aware that both the Pacers and Grizzlies are arguably better than the Nets--that's not the point. The point is the GMs from these teams are basically directed to shy away from hitting the 70 mil tax threshold or in some cases to not even cross or meet the ~50 cap.)

The league doesn't seem to be heading down the direction of parity and equal-footing for small-market teams (or cheap owners). Makes the whole new CBA thing kind of look silly.

[DMV2]

So the Nets owner is Russian?
Now I get it. :oldlol: :oldlol:
Did you just started watch the NBA in 2013? :wtf:

His ownership of the Nets was big news in 2010. Not as big as The Decision but still big news nonetheless.

[redhonda76]

This has to at least get a cursory phone call from the league office, no? He undersold himself, and FA is nowhere near over.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=305955

Didn't we told you that this will happen? Prokorov didn't became rich by playing by the rules.

[It's A VC3!!!]

Holy crap. I assume if they bring the team back with all the current players in 2014-2015, Prokhorov could be looking at a near $200 million bill for a single season.

Luxury tax or not, I mean it's ridiculous (in a fun, exciting and positive way)

But how the hell are teams like the Bobcats, Pacers, Grizzlies, etc. supposed to compete with that when they are scared to cross 50 million or 70 million? (I'm well aware that both the Pacers and Grizzlies are arguably better than the Nets--that's not the point. The point is the GMs from these teams are basically directed to shy away from hitting the 70 mil tax threshold or in some cases to not even cross or meet the ~50 cap.)

The league doesn't seem to be heading down the direction of parity and equal-footing for small-market teams (or cheap owners). Makes the whole new CBA thing kind of look silly.

Sorry. My figures did not include AK. With AK, the Nets will pay $101 million in combined salary and nearly $80 million in luxury tax. So they will pay about $180 million next year. Before the new CBA that was changed a couple of years ago, the Nets would have only paid $30 million in luxury tax. But with the new CBA and it's punitive consequences on going over the cap, Mikhail will pay more than two times what he would have a prior the new CBA. NBA owners never make a profit anyways. Even if Mikhail sold the Nets for $1 billion, he would not make a profit due to buying the Nets, paying for the arena, and paying for all of these max contracts and luxury tax.

[ZHAKIDD532]

Bottom line is Kirilenko has made over $100 million dollars in his career and wants to win a title. So he's giving it a shot. The Russian thing is obviously a factor. So is playing with Deron Williams again.

Not everyone makes all life decisions based on how much money they're going to make. Ray Allen could have made more money playing for some other team last year but he wanted to win a ring so he went to Miami.

[ZHAKIDD532]

If there's suddenly a sudden stream of blondes heading to Kirilenko's hotel room the NBA needs to investigate. :oldlol:

Seriously though I can't believe fans are bitching about this acting like players don't take pay cuts all the time to win a title.
Isn't he married to a Russian pop star?

[ZHAKIDD532]

First, inb4 David stern and "basketball reasons"

Second, anyone have any figures on how much this team is gonna run Prokhorov next season? I'm talking player salaries+J.Kidd's salary+Laurence Frank and assistants' salaries+ luxury tax (is it $1 penalty per $1 over the cap or more than that?)

I think some of the figures being thrown around are upto 120-130 mil just for next year. Shocking when you consider an entire NBA team was just sold for just over $500 mil.
1. David Stern argument is stupid. He made that decision as de facto owner of the Hornets at the time, not the commish.

2. The Nets salary and luxury tax are going to run about $180 million in total. Prokhorov doesn't seem to care.

He bought the team and a stake in Barclays for about $200 million. If the Kings sold for $500 million, the team is worth, conservatively, $800 million. So he's made his money back already. And the value with greatly increase if the Nets live up to expectations this year.

[Killbot]

I bet Prokhorov is behind this.

Not surprising about Kirilenko going to the Nets.

[longtime lurker]

Isn't he married to a Russian pop star?

Lol when has marriage ever stopped a professional athlete? And I've read that she lets him bang one girl a year.

[longtime lurker]

Ray Allen takes less money to join the Heat and not a single eye lash is batted. Kirilenko takes less money and the butt hurt starts to flow.

[Killbot]

Ray Allen takes less money to join the Heat and not a single eye lash is batted. Kirilenko takes less money and the butt hurt starts to flow.

What are you talking about? People were bashing Ray Allen for joining the Heat for less money.

People are just saying Kirilenko was persuaded probably through behind the scenes with Prokhorov.

[DukeDelonte13]

Back door money here..


that's whats up. Even so, i applaud the move by the front office. I've been highly critical of the nets FO but I actually love this move for them.

[Funnyfuka]

Noone in america will be able to prosecute them for the fishy deal they made, simply because he ll inherit all these things in ... russia.

[miles berg]

Wow

[INDI]

This. And considering dude opted out of a guaranteed 10 million, and was trying to work a sign and trade with the Spurs? Shit is fishy as hell. :oldlol:

This is hilarious. How is this fishy??? He left 7 mil on the table which yeah is a big deal to us but AK is a multimillionaire. Also he left minnesota a team that wont make the playoffs, to a team that could potentially make the finals. Not to mention having alot of respect for the owner.

yeah he can be getting paid under the table but even if he wasnt this is still a good move for him

[PJR]

This is hilarious. How is this fishy???




yeah he can be getting paid under the table

:confusedshrug:

But I aint hating tho. That's badass if he can get away with it. :lol

[tpols]

This is hilarious. How is this fishy??? He left 7 mil on the table which yeah is a big deal to is but AK is a multimillionaire. Also he left minnesota a team that wont make the playoffs, to a team that could potentially make the finals. Not to mention having alot of reapect for the owner.

yeah he can be getting paid under the table but even if he wasnt this is still a good move for him
Violates nba contract agreement, but honestly who gives a fvck. Its a free world if prok wants to throw him an island on the side thats on him.

[Funnyfuka]

nets arent going anywhere, most of their old ass players will get career ending injuries one after another. Way too expensive for what they re truly worth.

[Funnyfuka]

This Nets owner doesn't mess around.

Money can buy you the best team as he has now proven.

Getting my ass down to the betting agency to put 50 on Nets at 13.00, 10 on Bulls at 11.00 and 5 on golden state at 23.00
Please... they re nowhere near being the best team...

[PJR]

Violates nba contract agreement, but honestly who gives a fvck. Its a free world if prok wants to throw him an island on the side thats on him.

Tell this to the Timberwolves/Kevin McHale and Joe Smith.

[tpols]

Tell this to Kevin McHale and Joe Smith.
Well... dont get caught though:oldlol:

[longtime lurker]

What are you talking about? People were bashing Ray Allen for joining the Heat for less money.

People are just saying Kirilenko was persuaded probably through behind the scenes with Prokhorov.

Yes Ray Allen was bashed, but no one was saying the Heat need to be investigated lol considering his relationship with the owner and the market I'm not surprised. Kirilenko needs to fire his agent.

[Draz]

That's an amazing pick up.

[ak47buffalo]

10 million to 3 million? That's historically ludicrous. There's bound to be oil money behind the scenes here. This bastardizes the idea of a salary cap and is unfair to the rest of the league.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Great pickup. I wished we'd got both AK47 and Kyle Korver, the latter did not come but AK47 is still able to make us a guaranteed 2nd round team. Still need one more player at the SG/PG position, hopefully its Afflalo but cant expect that much. Nate plz?

[DuMa]

Isn't he married to a Russian pop star?

damn. this is how you know prokhorov set this up years ago!

[kNicKz]

Nets should be good enough to beat the Bulls bench players now

I wouldn't go that far

[BallsOut]

That's an incredible pay cut. We can only speculate about under the table stuff :lol With lux tax though, AK will cost them 15 mill a year.

Remember that one time you laughed at me for saying Kirilenko would sign for the mini MLE? I know it's not the Lakers, but still. :biggums:

[The JKidd Kid]

nets arent going anywhere, most of their old ass players will get career ending injuries one after another. Way too expensive for what they re truly worth.

You seem a little salty. Do you happen to be Knicks fan?

[poido123]

10 million to 3 million? That's historically ludicrous. There's bound to be oil money behind the scenes here. This bastardizes the idea of a salary cap and is unfair to the rest of the league.


That's what people thought when the Celtics big 3 joined up and the Miami big 3.

Players will now take less money to join up and win championships. The Celtics started the superteam era.

[poido123]

You seem a little salty. Do you happen to be Knicks fan?

Probably a Heat fan which is kind of ironic.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Probably a Heat fan which is kind of ironic.

lol a true heat fan should not be so bitter about Nets making moves since the Heat is still by far the best team in Eastern Conference.

[poido123]

Great pickup. I wished we'd got both AK47 and Kyle Korver, the latter did not come but AK47 is still able to make us a guaranteed 2nd round team. Still need one more player at the SG/PG position, hopefully its Afflalo but cant expect that much. Nate plz?

I hope you don't take Nate :cheers:

I could see him burning us for not signing him.

[HarryCallahan]

On a completely un-related note; Today Andre Kirilenko's parents found a suitcase containing $10,000,000 on their door-step.

[poido123]

On a completely un-related note; Today Andre Kirilenko's parents found a suitcase containing $10,000,000 on their door-step.

:lol:

Along with a replica AK47 and a bottle of Vodka :pimp:

[Johnny Jones]

Jared Dudley ?@JaredDudley619

Another Russian AK47 for the NBA opted out of a 10 million dollar contract to sign a contact with the Nets for 3 million?!!!' #nocomment Even other NBA players know this deal is shady :lol :lol

[SpurrDurr]

Safe to say that "someone" just wired 10m to AK47 Cayman bank account.

Anyway great signing, i wished he would sign with the Spurs. Nets getting deep.

[Harison]

Wow. So he left behind $7 million and a starting job to come off the bench for the mini-MLE on the Nets.

Yup. Definite Russian mob connection going on. :pimp:

:kobe:

Pretty much. Very surprising move and good for Nets. I wouldnt be shocked if Prok indeed made up the difference in salary in one way or another. Not like NBA could find out if AK47 account in Russia (or Swiss) just got much fatter :lol Prok didnt became billionaire playing by the rules.

[bagelred]

"At this point of his career, he's fortunate to have made a lot of money," said Kirilenko's agent, Marc Fleischer. "And while money is important, I think they convinced him that signing with a team that had a chance to win -- and that had Russian ownership -- was too good to pass up."

:roll: ok....don't worry, David Stern will stay conveniently silent.

If was Lakers or Knicks, I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be allowed, or at least investigated.

[bagelred]

Safe to say that "someone" just wired 10m to AK47 Cayman bank account.



Exactly. So easy to do. As if the NBA could somehow investigate Russian banks and all of Prochorov's finances. :oldlol: Never happening. So Stern will conveniently ignore this.....

[madmax17]

This reminds me of the time when Joe Smith took a pay cut for the T-Wolves :lol didn't work out, they lost 3 first round draft picks and got fined by Stern, screwed the team big time.

[BallsOut]

Seriously? :biggums:

First of all, we already established that they used their mMLE for one year on Kaman. Second of all...Kirilenko just turned down $10 million for one season, why would be take the mMLE? He's getting a a good deal and waiting patiently for it.

Say no to drugs!

A few days later..


That's an incredible pay cut. We can only speculate about under the table stuff :lol With lux tax though, AK will cost them 15 mill a year.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[bluechox2]

kirilenko's kids will have a nice trust fund set up from good ole' uncle prochorov

[The Choken One]

So glad they ended up with KG, Pierce, Terry, and AK47 rather than just stupid Dwight Howard. Nets dodged a bullet there.
Best post of this thread.

What the Nets have become is amazing(on paper). They have to prove themselves but with the proven winners they've acquired plus the talent...oh boy. Nets could actually be nice to watch.

[D-Rose]

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Good thing he took the mmle at least and not the minimum or I'd be eating crow!

[The Choken One]

Even other NBA players know this deal is shady :lol :lol
Who gives a fhck about what Jared Dudley has to say?

:roll:

[PickernRoller]

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[Goldrush25]

They'll be interesting, but I think they have too many old pieces. Shaping up to be another paper tiger.

[BallsOut]

Good thing he took the mmle at least and not the minimum or I'd be eating crow!

time to man up :lol :lol

[poido123]

They'll be interesting, but I think they have too many old pieces. Shaping up to be another paper tiger.

I do get people assuming the Nets will be just another Lakers superteam hype.

Different players, more depth, and more winners in the team. They will be right there and I'll happily eat my words IF uninjured.

[avonbarksdale]

I do get people assuming the Nets will be just another Lakers superteam hype.

Different players, more depth, and more winners in the team. They will be right there and I'll happily eat my words IF uninjured.

lol 'more winners' kobe and gasol combined for 7 rings... 8 with metta

[Chrono90]

Defense wins championships. I think a better line up would be

D Will
JJ
AK47
KG
Lopez

With PP getting the green light off the bench along with Blatche and Evans

[poido123]

lol 'more winners' kobe and gasol combined for 7 rings... 8 with metta

I didn't clarify what i wrote.

More winners than they had last year, I don't see Deron, JJ, and Lopez as winners without help from proven winners ie. KG and Pierce.

[poido123]

Defense wins championships. I think a better line up would be

D Will
JJ
AK47
KG
Lopez

With PP getting the green light off the bench along with Blatche and Evans

I agree with you.

That is exactly how they should operate that team, Pierce would be a perfect spark off the bench and very good 6th man.

[Chrono90]

I agree with you.

That is exactly how they should operate that team, Pierce would be a perfect spark off the bench and very good 6th man.

And it would take a big load off pierces back and extend his career too

[poido123]

And it would take a big load off pierces back and extend his career too

However I could see the rookie coach thinking it would be better to have ex teammates playing together in the starting lineup.

Some long arms and good defense will be seen in this Nets team. AK/KG/Lopez protecting the basket would make it very difficult to drive on them.

[Magic 32]

I love that PP and KG has another shot at bugging Lebron. :lol

[noob cake]

On a completely un-related note; Today Andre Kirilenko's parents found a suitcase containing $10,000,000 on their door-step.

NBA literally can't do shit if Prok transfers 10m into AK47/Parents' account in Russia.

I would sign with Mikhail Prokhorov also. Maybe Prok can hook up AK with a gig in his business empire after basketball. I don't think most people realize how powerful Prok is. This man can run against Putin in the Russian election and live to tell the tale.

[IncarceratedBob]

NBA literally can't do shit if Prok transfers 10m into AK47/Parents' account in Russia.

I would sign with Mikhail Prokhorov also. Maybe Prok can hook up AK with a gig in his business empire after basketball. I don't think most people realize how powerful Prok is. This man can run against Putin in the Russian election and live to tell the tale.
This is funny. Even the most powerful man in Russia is an ant when compared to Americans. There's a reason this dude does all his shady shit in Russia. He even tries any of it in the USA and he gets put away for life. He ain't shit.

[HomieWeMajor]

Evans won't be a third string player. Blatche will be our back-up center. Plumlee won't see any PT this season.

The Nets are championship favorites. Just give it to them now. Livingston, Terry, AK47, Evans and Blatche as your bench?!? Too deep of a team.
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[TheReal Kendall]

It's funny seeing these old threads of people overrating:lol