Mar 8, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) dribbles the ball past Brooklyn Nets guard Markel Brown (22) in the first half at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won 104-99. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

NBA reports indicate that DeMar DeRozan will opt out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors. Will the Brooklyn Nets offer him a max contract?

Demar DeRozan has opted out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors and will become a free agent.

The Brooklyn Nets have some money to spend this summer, and will certainly offer at least one max deal to a player during the summer. Who will they be looking at to offer these contracts? Depends on players staying with their current deals or opting out to test the market.

Source: Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan Officially Opts Out: Raptors G DeMar DeRozan has officially opted out and is a… https://t.co/5UzXd1AsXd — Basketball Insiders (@BBallInsiders) June 14, 2016

In January, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reported that Brooklyn would pursue DeRozan this summer if he opted out of his deal with Toronto.

The salary cap is expected to rise to an estimated $92 million for 2016-17, which means almost all players eligible to opt out this summer will do so in order to make more money. DeRozan has played seven NBA seasons, which make him eligible for middle-tier max starting at $25.9 million per season.

DeRozan averaged 23.5 points during the regular season, but dipped down to 20.9 per game during the playoffs. It also hurt that he had three games with single-digit points, and had six games where he shot below 30 percent from the field.

It’s no question that DeRozan deserves the max deal from any NBA team, and the chances seem very low that he will choose Brooklyn this offseason. But since Sean Marks and the Nets have money to spend, it wouldn’t hurt to roll the dice with an offer.

Money does talk.