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Five Players The Brooklyn Nets Should Keep

By Charles Daye

Jan 8, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) reacts with the team during the third quarter against Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center. Sixers win 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) reacts with the team during the third quarter against Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center. Sixers win 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 20, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Brooklyn Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick (6) goes to the basket and scores against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Nets 116-104. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Brooklyn Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick (6) goes to the basket and scores against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Nets 116-104. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Sean Kilpatrick

How is a 27-year-old undrafted shooting guard untouchable? Well, if you have watched Sean Kilpatrick at all in 2016 you’d know. Averaging 14.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 27.4 minutes, the former D-league leading scorer has earned his spot in Atkinson’s rotation.

Kilpatrick admitted that the Nets signing him changed his life. Besides expressing his gratitude for Sean Marks, he has displayed his character, willing to come off the bench as a sixth man despite being one of the best scorers on the team.

Kilpatrick is also on a ridiculously team friendly contract. After some 10-day contracts, the Nets signed him to a one-year $980K deal with a team option for a second year. If the Yonkers native continues to score around 15 points per game, it is not hard to believe a contender could want to make a deal for him. Yet, short of a valuable first round pick, it is hard to see the Nets moving him, especially when he is seemingly very happy in Brooklyn as a fan favorite.

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Kilpatrick at times is the best player on the court for the Brooklyn Nets. If the Nets move Lopez, many of the younger, inexperienced players on the team will turn to Kilpatrick as their veteran. Similar or reminiscent to how the team would turn to Joe Johnson in the clutch.

Kilpatrick earned his way into the NBA, rising from the D-League, earning endorsements from And1 and building his undrafted brand. He recently had a billboard in Times Square. If he doesn’t embody the Brooklyn Grit culture, who does?