"Forget Miami, Andrei Kirilenko is taking his talents — and his tattoo — to Moscow.

The Utah Jazz forward will play for his old Russian team, CSKA Moscow, until the NBA lockout comes to a resolution. Kirilenko signed a three-year deal with the team he played for prior to joining the Jazz in 2001.

"I am glad to be back to the team where I spent the years of adolescence," Kirilenko said Tuesday from Moscow. "It's a pleasure to have a chance to play for Russian fans, my friends, and relatives. CSKA has a very strong team, great coach, and excellent players.

"It's great," he added, "when the highest goals are ahead of you."

Kirilenko's contract includes an option that will allow him to play in the NBA again once the league's labor situation is settled. The NBA-out clause had been a sticking point in Kirilenko's negotiations with CSKA this summer.

The unrestricted free agent can opt out of his Russian contract to sign a deal with an NBA team a month after the lockout officially ends, but he must remain with CSKA for one week after announcing his plans to return.

One big contract caveat: If Kirilenko doesn't terminate his contract with CSKA during October, he will stay with the team until the end of the season and can opt out for the NBA during the 2012 offseason."