The San Antonio Spurs are rumored to be exploring the opportunity of acquiring free agent forward Andrei Kirilenko in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Although the Spurs are willing to offer a multiyear deal for Kirilenko, Minnesota general manager Flip Saunders has shown little interest in assisting him in securing a significant financial contract elsewhere. Kirilenko opted out of the $10 million owed him in the final year of his contract and has been searching for a multiyear deal.
Though Kirilenko remains to be a target for the Spurs, the franchise has reached agreement with two free agents, guard Marco Belinelli and forward-center Jeff Pendergraph in the meantime.
Other signings in the Western Conference include the Golden State Warriors agreeing to a one-year deals with backup center Jermaine O'Neal and backup point guard Toney Douglas. The $2 million deal for O'Neal and the $1.6 million contract for Douglas can't become official until Wednesday.
The Warriors also signed first-round pick Nemanja Nedovic after reaching a buyout agreement with the Lietuvos Rytas team of Lithuania.
After losing the Dwight Howard race, with their newfound money the Warriors were also able to agree to a four-year, $48 million deal with Andre Iguodala. However, things turned out better than expected with the deal as they were able to include the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that prompted Denver Nuggets to make the Iguodala transaction a sign-and-trade deal that cost the Warriors only a second-round pick.
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