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The six worst free agent signings in Nets franchise history

By Elaine Blum

(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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6. Andrei Kirilenko

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 20: Andrei Kirilenko #47 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on in a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Barclays Center on October 20, 2014 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 20: Andrei Kirilenko #47 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on in a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Barclays Center on October 20, 2014 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) /

Signing Kirilenko was not an entire swing and miss by the Nets, but it also was not one of their proudest moments. In 2013, they signed the forward to a two-year, $31 million contract. The problem is not that it was a terrible signing, but that the team could have used the roster spot to develop a younger player.

Kirilenko was already in his twilight years when joined the Nets and averaged career-lows all across the board. After playing only 52 games in Brooklyn and providing little production, Kirilenko was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014. The deal included forward Brandon Davies being sent to Brooklyn, who contributed even less than Kirilenko and soon went to play in Europe instead. So, unfortunately, the Brooklyn Nets got very little out of this signing.

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