It was only a matter of time before basketball pundits began suggesting that Andrei Kirilenko for Richard Jefferson makes a lot of sense. Steve Luhm, columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune, basically advises Kevin O'Connor to get on the phone and call Rod Thorn...now. The unhappy Kirilenko, he writes, "might be just what the Nets are seeking" while he can foresee Jefferson, who hasn't expressed a desire to be traded, "filling a few different roles for the Jazz."
- Ask the expert: AK to New Jersey for Jefferson? - Steve Luhm - Salt Lake City Tribune
- Trade Machine: Jefferson for Kirilenko - ESPN
- Kirilenko to Cavs or Nets? - Bethlehem Shoals - AOL FanHouse