Kirilenko staying in Russia for now: Andrei Kirilenko will finish out his season with CSKA Moscow in Russia, reports Hoopsworld.com on Saturday. Kirilenko will not return to the NBA this season. (Updated 12/31/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Fantasy owners can officially forget about Kirilenko for the season. He's not coming back to the Jazz or any team in the NBA. The forward said he didn't feel it was right to leave his Moscow teammates in the middle of the season. Fantasy owners can drop him in all formats. (Updated 12/31/2011).
09/18/2011 23:16 Navarro, NBA stars help Spain defeat France, win EuroBasket title
Juan Carlos Navarro stole the spotlight from what was supposed to be a big matchup between Pau Gasol and Tony Parker, leading Spain to its second successive European basketball championship.
09/18/2011 14:36 Kirilenko's 18 points leads Russia to bronze medal
Aleksey Shved scored the last four points of the game to give Russia the bronze medal at the European basketball championship with a 72-68 victory over Macedonia on Sunday.
Kirilenko's 2010-11 campaign was cut a bit short as he again ran into some injury troubles last season. The 30-year-old has had some problems staying healthy over the past few years, as he has missed 133 combined games, including 18 last year, since the start of 2004. Kirilenko performed about as expected when he was on the court, averaging 11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists over his 64 games. While the days of him scoring in the high teens may be behind him, he continues to fill up the box score whenever he is on the court. Kirilenko has averaged more than a steal and block in each of his 10 seasons in the league, which makes his value a little higher in category-based formats. Owners can likely expect more of the same from him heading into the 2011-12 season, as long as he can stay healthy. If he is, Fantasy owners should feel free to spend a late-round pick on Kirilenko. (Updated 8/29/11)
