New York Post

Thomas may find new home in B’klyn

- By BRIAN LEWIS

The shorthande­d Nets are in talks to bring back Lance Thomas, The Post confirmed.

Decimated by injuries and coronaviru­s, the Nets have desperatel­y been adding bodies. Thomas, who was born in Brooklyn, would be their fourth replacemen­t player, and unless someone else tests positive for COVID-19, their last.

The Nets had reportedly been close to adding Justin Anderson from G-League Long Island. When asked if adding Thomas would signal that somebody already in the NBA bubble is now unavailabl­e or that they’ve opted against Anderson, interim coach Jacque Vaughn demurred.

“That’s a good one,” Vaughn said. “First, I’m not going to mess with HIPAA violations for that first part of it. Then second piece is, I can’t comment on guys that we actually haven’t signed yet.

“Not being secretive on my part, just being open and honest with where we are. At the end of the day we will have a roster, and we’re just kind of working through the process of getting there.”

SNY was the first to report the talks.

➤ Tyler Johnson — whose arrival had been delayed due to a personal matter — is now at Disney and has entered his quarantine period. He can join the Nets once that has finished.

➤ Vaughn kept the same lineup for a second day: Chris Chiozza, Caris LeVert, Joe Harris, Rodions Kurucs and Jarrett Allen. He praised LeVert’s leadership, and is pressing Allen to be more vocal on defense with DeAndre Jordan out.

➤ With players having a list of approved messages they can put on the back of their jerseys, Harris said he requested “Equality” as his No. 1 option and “Vote” as his second choice.

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