The all-round "AK47" – Kirilenko
An impatient encyclopedic introduction
Andrei Kirilenko (born February 18, 1981 in Izhevsk, Russia) was drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1999 for the 24th place in the first round. He played for the Jazz, Timberwolves and Nets in the NBA.
In 2004, he was selected to the NBA All-Star Team, 1 time to block the king, 2 times to the best defensive team second team, and 1 time to the best defensive team first team.
"Dry goods" that you want to say
Kirilenko's jersey number is 47, plus the initials, it happens to be Russian, so the nickname is AK47.
The most popular thing about Kirilenko's rumors is definitely that his wife allows him to cheat once a year. She once told ESPN: "Male athletes in this country are very attractive. These athletes are sought after by women, and they have a hard time resisting these temptations. Men are naturally like this. I allow him to steal food once a year, which is not called infidelity. ”
Kirilenko has won "5x5" in games three times in his career (more than 5 points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks), and even once 5x6, it can be said that he is an all-round warrior with outstanding defense. And he's the only blocker who isn't an inside player (Kirilenko plays small forward). In terms of 5X5, the only person who can rank ahead of Kirilenko is Olajuwon.
Kirilenko may really be more suitable for the current small ball era, after all, he can reduce the "hand-to-hand combat" with those inner monsters, and his own physical advantages can be better reflected. After all, Green can have such achievements, and the more capable Kirilenko must be more no problem.
Kirilenko is certainly not the best choice for the star, and even the second boss may not think of him for the first time, but he is definitely one of the best "left and right hands". When the Jazz first gave him the maximum salary, it was estimated that they wanted him to become the star of the house, but his offensive ability was still not better developed, and the team had Delong and Boozer.
At that time, there was not much discussion about Kirilenko, after all, "starlight" was not enough, and the team's record was average, and it was not he who led the later recovery of the record. I remember once discussing him with someone, talking about 5X5, and the other party blurted out that "the defense is particularly good."
The media for Kirilenko's reports are not much, a more impressive one is a magazine recorded the reporter to the all-star scene to see and hear, of which many all-star player photos, Kirilenko's photo POSE the most, with the text is also the first time to enter the all-star Kirilenko around and there are not many reporters around, see the magazine reporter took pictures, very cooperative posed a variety of actions.
Kirilenko is really a bit out of place, and now it is more suitable for him, so his "if" is, if Kirilenko is born a few years later, playing in the small ball era...