Yes, Marks — who used to weaponize offer sheets in his first rebuild — could use cap space on restricted free agents like Jonathan Kuminga or Josh Giddey. But the GM could kick the can down the road a year, extending the tank another season and punting his cap space into 2026. If he does, one way is giving Russell a one-year deal, or a two-year contract with a team option . With the Nets sitting on a trove of cap space almost as big as the rest of the league combined — Detroit is the only other team likely to have more than the mid-level exception — Russell’s suitors will be limited.