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Juan Pablo Vaulet: Recovery made me patient

Juan Pablo Vaulet, the 6'6" combo guard the Nets took in the second round last June, will return to action in Argentina Monday night. four months after the team's foot and ankle specialist repaired a fractured tibia. Vaulet, who won't turn 20 until March, says he's stronger and more patient than he was before the surgery. He admits he still has some discomfort but has been cleared to play.

There's no timetable for him joining the Nets, he noted.

In an interview with La Nueva Provincia, his local paper in Bahia Blanca, Vaulet joked that gaining patience was critical "because I'm pretty fast.