It was only a year and a half ago that I wrote about how former Cincinnati Bearcat Sean Kilpatrick deserved an NBA contract.
After that, it took another half season in the NBA D-League along with a handful of 10-day contracts before he finally netted (nailed that pun) a multi-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, which he signed last spring.
That meant, for the first time in his professional career, Kilpatrick was going to start an NBA season on an NBA roster. Through the first six games of the season, its clear that the Nets made a smart move and have found a building block for what could be a slow (and painful) rebuild.