Joshua Jefferson shows some glimpses in delayed Nets summer league debut

LAS VEGAS — Mikel Brown Jr.isn’t the Nets’ only first-round rookie, or even the only one, with a delayed debut.After having to wait for the trade that brought him to the Nets to finally become official — a holdup that cost Joshua Jefferson the first four games of summer league — he finally saw his first action in Saturday’s 83-76 loss to Atlanta.For a player who hadn’t seen live action since his college career was cut short by injury, Jefferson showed predictable rust.

The 22-year-old will spend the rest of the Nets’ stay in Las Vegas knocking that off.“Definitely.[Saturday] was just the first game in four months, since March when I got hurt.

So it’s really been a long time since I’ve been in a playing setting because I wasn’t able to get any practice reps either,” Jefferson said.“So, I definitely think I’m going to be fine.

I showed some glimpses [of] what I can do with the ball in my hand, so just got to keep playing.“[The] first half was good.Had some really good showings.

Just getting comfortable with the guys.I never played with them before, so it’s going to be pretty foreign for me for this first time.

But just good to get good reps right now.So, just continue to play hard.”Jefferson certainly played hard, if not particularly crisply.

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward struggled from the floor.Jefferson finished with nine points in 26 minutes, shooting just 1-for-8 and 0-for-4 from deep.

His only make came on a driving layup.“We’d both say he wanted to make more shots.He’d say the same thing,” Nets summer league coach Dutch Gailey said.

“It’s the little things that he’s doing well, and it’s the first game to get him a feel.We’ll watch the film with him, come back, get practice and then we’re back at the game [against] Sacramento.“He’ll have a better understanding of the pace of the game.

… The change is a big change, especially when you haven’t played.He’s coming off an injury; he hasn’...