Nets sign Russian star Andrei Kirilenko
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The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a contract with forward Andrei Kirilenko, another strong addition for a team that has loaded up on talent this offseason.
Kirilenko accepted the taxpayer’s mid-level exception worth about $3.2 million this season. The contract includes a player option for the second year, a person with knowledge of the deal said Thursday on condition of anonymity because it has not been announced.
The Russian forward opted out of his $10.2 million deal for next season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and found a home with the Nets — owned by fellow Russian and former CSKA Moscow owner Mikhail Prokhorov.