The Brooklyn Nets are still in the midst of the 2025-26 NBA season and at the moment, they’re trying to turn their season around before April comes around. Despite the fact that Brooklyn remains focused on finishing this season in a strong fashion, it’s important to note that matters after the season, like free-agency, are still being considered at this moment.
As of this writing, the Nets are projected to have at least $46 million in cap space to use in the offseason, not accounting for the fact that they would also have access to the Room Mid-level Exception (RMLE). When considering the RMLE, Brooklyn could have as much as $56 million in cap space to work with this summer, third only to the Los Angeles Lakers ($89 million) and the Chicago Bulls ($75 million).
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What is important to reference is that the Nets do not have their own pick for the 2027 NBA Draft as that pick went to the Houston Rockets after Brooklyn traded draft picks with the Rockets two summers ago. That means that the Nets do not have as much of an incentive to be as committed to the rebuild heading into the 2027 Draft since Houston would ultimately be the beneficiary.
All that is to say that the Nets could be using this upcoming summer to upgrade the team as much as possible around the young players on the team, including the five rookies taken in the 2025 Draft. Forward Michael Porter Jr. ($40.8 million due to him in 2026-27) and center Nic Claxton ($23.1 million) will be the only players on the roster making more than $15 million next season.
While the recent Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) have changed how impactful free-agency is, there’s still a possibility that the Nets could look to the market for immediate improvements. With that being said, here are five players that Brooklyn has to make contract decisions on following the conclusion of the 2025-26 campaign:
Ochai Agbaji
Feb 19, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket between Brooklyn Nets guard Ochai Agbaji (30) and forward Danny Wolf (2) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
Agbaji has not played much for the Nets since being acquired from the Toronto Raptors via trade prior to the trade deadline, but the rest of the season will be seeing how he fits within this system. Agbaji will be a restricted free-agent after this season, but given how he has played at various points in his career, he could be an interesting player to monitor.
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Ziaire Williams
Dec 4, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams (1) drives to the net against Utah Jazz forward Kyle Anderson (2) during the second quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Tom Horak-Imagn Images
Williams has had his bright spots for Brooklyn this season as he has shown more ability in his dribble-drive game while displaying the defensive tenacity that he was known for since his days with the Memphis Grizzlies. Williams has a team option for the 2026-27 season that is worth $6.25 million, but his spot in the rotation as of this writing seems to be situational.
Day’Ron Sharpe
Feb 7, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Day’ron Sharpe (20) controls the ball against Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill (16) during the second quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Like he has done for the past couple of seasons, Sharpe has displayed his penchant for being ultra-productive in limited minutes while also showing his ability to be an effective starting center when Nic Claxton is out of the lineup. Sharpe, like Williams, has a $6.25 million team option for next season and given his play this season, the Nets will likely exercise that option.
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Josh Minott
Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics forward Josh Minott (8) warms up before the game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images
Similar to Agbaji, Minott will be a restricted free-agent after this season, but he has not played one second for the Nets since being acquired from the Boston Celtics prior to the deadline. Minott is available for Thursday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs and with the team needing to see how he fits on this roster, he could be getting some playing time down the stretch of this campaign.
Jalen Wilson
Feb 20, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) leaps to save the ball from going out of bounds against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
Wilson has been lauded by head coach Jordi Fernandez for his professionalism when it comes to his role as primarily coming off the bench whenever a few rotational players are injured or when games have gotten out of hand. While acknowledging the fact that Wilson is always ready to play, he will be a restricted free-agent after this season so it’ll be interesting to see how much playing time he gets towards the end of the year.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Who do the Nets have to make contract decisions on after this season?