What's next for the Brooklyn Nets if they get a commitment from Kyrie Irving on a four-year, maximum contract on Sunday -- as reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski -- when NBA free agency opens for business.
They hope, of course, that the answer is Kevin Durant making the same choice as his friend Irving, giving the Nets a pair of All-NBA players when Durant is able to return from the Achilles tendon rupture he suffered during the NBA Finals.
But Brooklyn also has to plan for scenarios in which Durant turns them down, preparing contingencies to utilize up to $37 million in projected cap space after signing Irving. Let's break down how their thinking might go.