The Nets are still not a full strength as new players arrive in Orlando and quarantine but there were enough to scrimmage five-on-five Friday. It was their first five-on-five since March when the NBA shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic ... and it produced a bit of a surprise.
Jacque Vaughn said he liked what he saw from his team, particularly their effort and conditioning after such a long layoff, not to mention all the trauma the team has been through.
“We sort of built off yesterday where we just had a semblance of being back on the floor,” Vaughn said referring to Thursday’s first tentative day of practice.