Kirilenko, the machine gun of Utah, October MVP in Euroleague

Two parties have served to restore the illusion Euroleague CSKA Moscow to a disappointing last year. The Russian side does not win, overpowering. Nor rivals creates uncertainty, but the scares.

Andrei Kirilenko has much to do in this transformation. The forward, who has spent the last 10 years in the Utah Jazz, has averaged 30 in his two meetings valuation Euroleague, which has earned him the MVP of the month of October in the Old Continent.

Kirilenko has these numbers in their duels against Zalgiris Kaunas and Brose Baskets: 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 blocks in just over 27 minutes on the floor. Its reliability in the launch is more than proven: 61.5% shooting from 2 (8 / 13) and 66.7% in triples (2 / 3).

Russia looks forward 15 in the dorsal CSKA. Is a free agent in the NBA, so it is not so conditioned by the 'lockout' as other players whose contracts oblige them to return, they wanted it or not, once signed the franchise agreement and union. Utah certainly are looking forward to again become the unmistakable AK-47.