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Andrei Kirilenko thinks Pau Gasol should be an All-Star
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Gasol an All-Star in Kirilenko's eyes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies are mounting quite a campaign to get big man Pau Gasol to his first NBA All-Star Game, replete with buttons that say "Vote Pau."
It didn't take a hand-out, though, to convince at least one member of the Jazz that Gasol should be going to the league's annual in-season showcase game next month at Houston.
"No doubt, Pau is a great player, and I think he has improved a lot," Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko, an All-Star two seasons ago, said after Gasol scored a game-high 27 points and pulled down a career-high-tying 18 rebounds in Memphis' 87-65 win over Utah on Friday night.
"This year, I would say he should be in the All-Star Game — because of the way he's playing, it's really at All-Star level," Kirilenko added. "And he's not playing only for himself. He's creating a lot of situations for his partners."
Asked if Gasol, who is from Spain, deserves to go over the Jazz's top candidate, fellow big man Mehmet Okur of Turkey, Kirilenko took the diplomatic approach.
"Both," the Russian said.
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