The Nets have one win in 2010. There have been more snowstorms in the area in the last two weeks than Nets’ victories since the calendar turned.

There also have been as many people reportedly expressing interest in coaching the Nets as there have been Nets’ wins this year.

You see where we’re going with this. 20 games in 2010 and 19 losses –- that’s exactly how the Nets opened the season, too: 1-19.

Is there any relief in sight?

Yes. There are several things, and it starts right here, during All-Star Weekend.

First, the players get a chance to get away from everything and not focus on all the negative. They can rest or work out to stay as sharp as possible and return with a new attitude. All this negativity is festering and the players need to get rid of it.

Secondly, management is in Dallas, trying to work on the future of the team. Team president Rod Thorn is meeting with impending owner Mikhail Prokhorov over the weekend. GM/coach Kiki Vandeweghe will be in Dallas talking to other league executives and general managers.

Thorn could return with the promise of a new deal, or at least the groundwork for one. And he and Vandeweghe could come back with some trade proposals they find appealing.

More relief comes in knowing that just 30 games remain before this miserable season ends.

The Nets are going to try to make sure it doesn’t end the way it started -- with a record that no one wants to be a part of –- but that’s up to them, their approach, their mindset and how they attack each game.

More performances like last night against Milwaukee and the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers’ mark of 9-73 will be history.

Another thing to look forward to is a change in ownership, which is 1-2 months away. The Nets will feel an impact after Prokhorov takes over. He’s going to want to bring in an established coach and use his millions to impress players and potential free agents. It will be a total organizational shift.

And then after that, it’s the NBA Draft Lottery. The Nets will have a 25 percent chance to win the rights to draft John Wall. That really will be the key to their offseason.

If they win the lottery, it improves their chances to sign one of the bigger-named free agents. It also should give the Nets a chance to hire whatever available coach is out there. And put them in position to offer Devin Harris and see if it’s worth moving him.

If the Nets don’t win the Lottery and drop two or three spots, they could consider trading the pick. But if the Nets have to return with a positive attitude, then let’s keep it positive here too and let you guys think the Nets will win the Lottery.

That really is the biggest thing to look forward to as the season goes forward. The Lottery could make the Nets’ offseason. If they win, for the Nets, new ownership and whatever executives and staffers remain, that will be a huge sense of relief.

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By now you’ve seen or heard the reports regarding Rick Pitino’s interest in the Nets. We’ve heard there is something to it, but he never contacted Thorn directly, nor was Thorn contacted by Pitino’s people.

Pitino denied he has any interest in returning to the NBA, but what else is he going to say? He’ll never say it’s true.

Al Iannazzone covers the Nets for The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)