Maybe Brooklyn Nets Summer League head coach Jacque Vaughn is sandbagging for the tournament phase in Las Vegas.
It was a thinner roster than expected for the Nets as they took on the Oklahoma City Thunder at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Saturday and the Thunder led by as much as 30 before the Nets made it a bit more respectable late in a 90-76 loss.
For the second straight day, the Nets played without young veterans Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert, draft picks Dzanan Musa and Rodions Kurucs and Argentine draft-and-stash Juan Pablo Vaulet.