If the Brooklyn Nets were to lose Kyrie Irving this offseason, Kevin Durant will need to see how the team can reshape the roster around him into a title contender.

"I have been told in the last few days that scenario is exactly how Kevin Durant was looking at this," said Adrian Wojnarowski. "If Kyrie left, well, the Nets would have to show them they can reshape this roster and come back with a championship roster.

"I think that's an evolving thought process with Kevin Durant. The Nets knew when they entered these conversations with Kyrie Irving about his future, there was great risk about what it meant for Kevin Durant moving forward if they weren't prepared to a long-term max deal with Kyrie Irving.

"There's going to have to be some dialogue here to see if there's a way they can move forward. I think this is a very perilous time for the future of this Nets' organization and this great experiment with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant coming together to try to win a championship in Brooklyn. It's not going great."

"Perilous is the right word," interjected Zach Lowe.

Durant is believed to be considering his future with the possibility of a trade request should the Nets lose Irving.