From Russia with … nothing shady.
That was the finding of a “thorough” NBA investigation into the Nets’ summer signing of free agent forward Andrei Kirilenko, multiple league sources told The Post. The league, after getting complaints from at least one other team that suggested improper agreements, examined the signing and found nothing against the rules.
The league launched its investigation, questioning participants. Nets officials were summoned — at one point on a weekend, usually a time off in the summer for league execs.
“It was a very, very thorough investigation,” one source maintained. “They checked everything.”
Marc Fleisher, Kirilenko’s agent, addressed only Kirilenko’s decision to join the Nets. He declined to acknowledge the investigation occurred.
“Basically, the offers and things we had from other teams were too difficult to make happen,” Fleisher said, referring to the necessity of a possible sign-and-trade or complicated deal.
In the end, the chance to play with a valid contender, even for considerably less money, was the final tipping point.
http://nypost.com/2013/09/16/nets-probe ... o-signing/
Anyone want to take a guess on who that one team is?
