A 13-0 run by the Magic in the third quarter put the Nets down 11. Orlando forced eight turnovers in the period, leading to 15 points.

Franz Wagner scored 29 points, brother Mo Wagner added 18 and the Orlando Magic won their home opener, beating the Brooklyn Nets 116-101 on Friday night.

The Nets are just starting their own teardown and tank. Friday they got an up close look at what a rebuild should look like. And the Nets can only hope it goes anywhere near as well. The Nets didn’t so much get outworked as outclassed late by Orlando,

Orlando used multiple lottery picks to move from 21 wins in 2020-21 to 47 wins and a playoff berth last season. The Nets, at the beginning of their own rebuild, can use the Magic model to eventually get out of the NBA's basement.