UPDATE: Tim Buckley of DessertNews.com reports Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan now readily acknowledges, with the benefit of hindsight, that perhaps F Andrei Kirilenko hasn't been used properly over the years. But lately the Jazz's starting small forward has been playing like the NBA All-Star he once was. Playing like when he stars for his homeland on the world stage. Playing like someone living up to, if such a notion is actually possible, his $16.44 million season-long salary.
FANTASY IMPACT: AK 47 is coming off back-to-back 22-point games. Kirilenko is averaging 18.6 points and 6 rebounds per game over the last eight games, all Jazz victories. His all around game is great for fantasy owners, and his improved play could be a sign of things to come.