Getting from 16 to 15: Who survives? What’s at stake?

With all the comings and goings this summer — 10 players headed over the horizon and 11 incoming — the Brooklyn Nets roster has been a work-in-progress ever since Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Now with either 90 (or 99 percent) of the bench overhaul now complete, there seems to one big question left: who among the 16 standard NBA contracts will wind up being given a hearty handshake and a fond farewell come Opening Night October 19. There are other issues, like who gets the second two-way and who fills out the last two training camp spots but the big one concerns the 15-man roster.

Of course, it’s always possible that Sean Marks will surprise us — when hasn’t he? — and make a…