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The Downbeat #1641 - Andrei Kirilenko's Retirement Edition

Yesterday, multiple sources announced that one of Jazz fans' favorite players of the post-Stockton/Malone era has decided to end his professional basketball playing career.

Andrei Kirilenko played professional basketball for 19 years, including 13 seasons in the NBA. This is probably why he seems like he is older than he actually is. He's only 34! Born the same year as Boozer and a year younger than Pau Gasol, Andrei could have played a couple more seasons if he wanted to.

Kirilenko played for the Jazz for 10 of those seasons and finished in the all-time Jazz franchise ranks in all 5 of the major categories.