Now, this is how to tank.

After getting off to a surprisingly strong start under head coach Jordi Fernández last season, when the Nets were 5-6 through their first 11 games, they head into the 11th game of this campaign with a 1-9 mark and coming off a pair of lopsided losses.

Their defense is terrible, and so far, their draft haul of five first-rounders is far too raw to make any kind of positive impact this year.

As the Mavericks are finding out, even landing the clear top player in the draft is no guarantee of an immediate turnaround, given Cooper Flagg’s slow start to his NBA career for a Dallas team that’s a mess.

Egor Dëmin attempts a shot during the Nets’ Nov. 9 game against the Knicks. Jason Szenes for the NY Post

Still, as the Nets position themselves for a high lottery pick

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