CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Nets are projected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season.

They looked the part in Wednesday’s opener. And, at least on early returns, their tank appears safe.

Brooklyn got run out of the gym by a Charlotte team that may be every bit as disincentivized as they are. They trailed from the first quarter on, and got routed 136-117 before a sellout crowd of 19,516 at Spectrum Center.

To say the Nets played poor defense at the point of attack would be kind, suggesting they defended at all at the point of attack. They were outscored 60-46 in the paint, 23-5 on the break and allowed 53.3 percent shooting, 17 of 36 from behind the arc.

The Nets (0-1) took a record five first-round picks in the June draft, and all of them played Wednesday except for late scratc

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