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The first time I have been interested in having AK on this team in a very long time comes from the idea of bringing in Nash and changing the offense. I might be persuaded into getting AK back, then.
 
I am in favor of AK coming back if we move either Millsap or Jefferson this offseason.

The only way I want him back is if we can get him minutes at the 4. He always has been, and always will be, a 4 man. I remain firm in that. I don't care if he is sometime overpowered by stronger post players. His length, spring, and quickness make him a force around the basket on both ends of the floor. His decline in production was directly connected with his move to the wing and spending the bulk of his minutes on the perimeter.

I would love either of the following big-man rotations next season:

PF - Favors/AK
C - Jefferson/Kanter

or

PF - Millsap/AK
C - Favors/Kanter

Obviously, he could get spot minutes at the 3 if we wanted to go big. And he could serve as a capable 3-point shooter on our front-line. Considering that he would come very cheap, and we would get some real value back in trading Millsap or Jefferson (ideally in the form of a PG or a 2/3).
 
We need leaders. Shooters. Tough guys who'll play gritty when the going gets tough. How the hell does AK fall into any of those categories? Dude can go freeze to death in Siberia for all I care.
 
Look at the link below. AK says Jazz have priority:

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Being one of AK's biggest fans on the board, for which I've taken a lot of flack, I'd like to have him back. We could have both him and Millsap rotate the 3 and 4. Of course, this is predicated on trading Big Al. Then Favors would start at center. And Kanter back up at center.

AK only has a few years left, so by the time he leaves, or even before, Kanter and Favors would be the starting bigs. A lot depends on how much he would accept so far as salary. But with AK and Favors, we'd have a great shotblocking tandem. Yes, he can still block shots, just check his Euro League stats. He was named Defensive Player of the Year there, as well.
 
You can't sign AK, win the Nash bidding, and sign a max guy in '13... I don't think that adds up.
 
NAOS said:
You can't sign AK, win the Nash bidding, and sign a max guy in '13... I don't think that adds up.
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Actually, you could. Pretty easily. That's not saying anything about the unlikelihood of signing one of the three max guys in 2013.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Actually, you could. Pretty easily. That's not saying anything about the unlikelihood of signing one of the three max guys in 2013.
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hmmm... is this predicated on dealing Jefferson in a cost-cutting move? I'll have to go back and look at the numbers.

If it's NASH/HAYWARD/AK/MILLSAP/FAVORS, then I'm interested.
 
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From the Trib:

Andrei Kirilenko spent 10 years with the Utah Jazz. He left prior to the lockout-shortened season of 2011-12.

Kirilenko signed with CSKA Moscow, which recently won Russian League championship and participated in the European Final Four.

Over the weekend, Kirilenko told the Russian sports web site sovsports.ru that he is undecided about his future. His options include staying with CSKA Moscow or coming back to the NBA. If he returns to the United States, Kirilenko said his "priority" will be signing with the Brooklyn Nets, who are owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, or rejoining Utah.

"I haven’t decided my future yet," Kirilenko said. "There are 50-50 chances for me to stay or to go. I just want to say that if I stay in Europe, it will be with CSKA Moscow. I won’t play for any other team. I am going to weigh my options. It is going to be a very busy summer."

Kirilenko, who turns 32 next February, played 681 regular-season games for the Jazz between 2002 and 2011. He averaged 12.4 points 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists. But Kirilenko had a difficult time staying healthy. He missed 133 games over his final seven seasons in Utah, including 42 during the last two.

Kirilenko's length, ball-handling skills and defensive versatility would help the Jazz, who finished 36-30 during the short season but were swept by San Antonio in the first round of the playoffs. The Spurs beat Utah by an average of 16 points per game and, among other things, exposed the Jazz's need for improved perimeter shooting.

During his decade with the Jazz, Kirilenko shot 47 percent from the field, including 31.2 percent from the three-point line.
 
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