ORLANDO — The Nets are just starting their own teardown and tank.
Friday they got an up close look at what a rebuild should look like.
And the Nets can only hope it goes anywhere near as well.
The Nets didn’t so much get outworked as outclassed late by Orlando, 116-101, before a sellout crowd of 19,087 at Amway Center.
“For sure, for sure. Everybody wants to be in a position where they can play for a championship,” said Jalen Wilson. “Orlando was at a point in time where they were young and they lost a lot of games. The same guys came back and they’re just getting better.
“So you see the process. We’ve just got to buy into it, continue to grind, continue to show up even when days may be tough. And that’s part of the process, really.”
Brooklyn fell to 0-2, set to host the Bucks in Sunday’s home opener.
Clinging to a two-point lead in the third quarter, the Nets’ offense — shaky all evening — went ice-cold.
Nets drop opener to Hawks despite putting up fight literally and figuratively