As an interim head coach who basically is auditioning for the Nets' full-time job when the NBA season restarts later this month, Jacque Vaughn hardly could have been dealt a worse hand.
When the season paused on March 11 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nets already were without injured stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but when they return, the Nets will be missing six other players who were active at the time, including three who started in their last game.
Many of the best-laid plans Vaughn developed during the down time must be scrapped as the Nets regroup in the NBA practice bubble in Orlando.
