The Denver Nuggets will not sign Sean Kilpatrick to a contract.

Kilpatrick is in the midst of playing out his second 10-day contract; following the second 10-day contract, the team must decide to either sign the player for the remainder of the season or release him.

Following last nights win over the Toronto Raptors Nuggets coach Michael Malone had some words to say about Kilpatrick:

“I’m a huge fan of Sean Kilpatrick’s,” said head coach Malone after his team’s 112-93 win, via BSNDenver.com. “That’s why at the end (of the Raptors game) Ed Pinckney said, ‘Let’s try to get Sean a shot.’ We put him in the pick-and-roll a couple times and he scored. That kid did everything we asked of him and more. I hope in the future that we’ll have a chance to work with Sean again. He is everything that we are trying to be in terms of: culture, character, hard work, good teammate. He has shown, to me, that he belongs in the NBA. It has been a pleasure coaching him and getting to know him.”

Denver signed Kilpatrick to two 10-day contracts over the course of roughly a month. Kilpatrick averaged 3.6 points per game in his seven appearances.

Kilpatrick will participate in the D-League All-Star game in Toronto.

The Nuggets are now left with an open roster spot that can be useful in a trade, or to sign another player.