Andrei Kirilenko, whose short Nets career began with such hope but ended with him being traded to Philadelphia, is the new president of the troubled Russian Basketball Federation. Kirilenko is generally seen as the best hoops talent Russia has ever produced.
The vote was unanimous and hopefully ends a particularly embarrassing period for Russian basketball. Kirilenko takes over an organization in crisis after it was suspended in July by international governing body FIBA following years of infighting and legal battles, which led to the result of the last federation elections being overturned.