But the fact that Utah almost did trade him before ...
That was the rumor. I didn't see anything that made it particularly believable.
6-8 would be ideal, the harsh reality is many teams still have a lot of cash to burn and it may take 10 million/year. At that point we promote Jeremy Evans and throw him into the fire.
At 10 million/year, Kirilenko is still very well-priced as long as the contract is short (3 years or so). I don't think Evans will be ready next year.