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gut
I think this is only a story because of the Russian aspect. Plenty of veteran players in all sports take some form "hometown discount" to play where they want or to chase a ring. Ray Allen just did it last season.
Yeah, I heard that verbatim from some ESPN guy too.
But come on. Kirilenko was primed to get overpaid after a pretty good season in Minnesota. He left a SHITLOAD of money on the table, much more than Ray Allen did, for a team that still isn't going to win the title.
Lot of questions surrounding Prokorhov's money, etc. Plus it's more fun to think Russian conspiracy. I'm glad it worked, makes the Nets a legit contender for the #3 seed.