What is Andrei Kirilenko?
[[File:Andrei Kirilenko in 2011.jpg|200px|right]] '''Andrei Kirilenko''' (born February 18, 1981 in [[Izhevsk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a [[Small forward]] that formerly played for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played in the NBA with the [[Utah Jazz]] for 10 seasons and then played in Russia with his original team, CSKA Moscow. After playing a season with them, he returned to the NBA and signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 27, 2012. He is of Russian origin. His jersey number is 47. He is nicknamed [[AK-47]] because of his jersey number and because the AK-47 came from Russia. Kirilenko was named as Russia's flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] games. ==Other websites== *[http://www.kirilenko.ru/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203234436/http://www.kirilenko.ru/ |date=2003-12-03 }} *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andrei_kirilenko/ Andrei Kirilenko at NBA.com] {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirilenko, Andrei}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Russian basketball players]] [[Category:Minnesota Timberwolves players]] [[Category:Utah Jazz players]]