The Nets tank rolled on, keeping pace for the worst record in the league. And the best spot in the lottery.

But even as the rebuilding Nets fell 119-109 to Toronto before a crowd of 17,233 at Barclays Center, coach Jordi Fernández insisted that the rebuild isn’t just about pingpong balls and lottery odds but developing the right habits.

That means developing a record rookie crop led by Egor Dëmin, not just waiting around for next year’s picks.

“Yeah, I think people usually misunderstand what you call rebuilding. For us, it’s building winning habits; and winning starts now,” Fernández said before his Nets went out and suffered another loss. “We know inside what it means; and being competitive is very important. You cannot go out there and not compete and not give yourself a chance. Seein

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