NEW YORK – With their team in the midst of a 1-11 run since the beginning of February, several Brooklyn Nets executives stayed in town during their current road trip to scout the Big Ten Tournament at Madison Square Garden in search of prospects who could spur the rebuilding process.



The Nets are once again without their own upcoming lottery pick (Cleveland owns it), but they could have as many as four picks in the 2018 draft, as they are owed Toronto’s first-round pick, the less favorable of the Lakers’ or Magic’s second-round pick, Indiana’s second-round pick (picks 45-60 protected), and Milwaukee’s 2018 second-round pick (picks 48-60 protected).



Barring a trade to move up in the draft, the team will likely be out of the running for Michigan State forwards Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr. NBA scouts and executives pegged Jackson’s draft range as high as five and as low as top 10 and Bridges’ draft range...