Nets embrace the Kirilenko factor
Kirilenko keying Brooklyn resurgence as team lands in London
Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry were brought here to make Brooklyn a tougher, grittier team.
Shaun Livingston was acquired to provide some veteran backup help for the oft-injured Deron Williams.
Alan Anderson arrived with little fanfare, hoping to find some minutes at small forward and even point guard, if the Nets needed him to do so.
But Andrei Kirilenko?