Johnson meshes with Brooklyn's switch-everything scheme on defense.他們可以像使用布朗一樣使用詹森：在超級空間陣容中充當掩護球員和名義上的「中鋒」。詹森沒有布朗那一手拋投，但他在這個角色上有更多的經驗——他是一個更好的組織者，儘管他的組織偏向於魯莽。詹森適合籃網的一切換防戰術。

Then came Patty Mills, slipping into Green's salary slot. Mills is a beloved veteran. He can play next to Brooklyn's stars as a turbo-charged roving sharpshooter (seriously, Mills scampers like he has a battery pack attached to him), and assume backup point guard duties.

The capper: retaining Kevin Durant on an extension.關鍵是：以一紙長約留住凱文-杜蘭特。

The Nets are never going to be a great defensive team, and maybe not even a good one. But over 12 playoff games, they flashed a good-enough gear.

籃網永遠不會成為一支防守極好的球隊，甚至可能不是一支防守不錯的球隊。但在超過12場的季後賽中，他們展示了足夠好的防守檔次。

The Lakers' defense is going to slip a little. Los Angeles faces real questions about how its three stars complement one another on offense, though the Lakers will solve a lot of those questions by go time. The Nets face no such questions. The "only one ball!" pearl-clutching was always overblown given the collective shooting and playmaking of Durant, Irving, and Harden.

Durant has staked an emphatic claim as James' true equal. You can't assume the Lakers have an advantage at the No. 1 spot anymore.杜蘭特已經明確展現了他是詹姆斯同級別的對手。你不能再認為湖人在球隊頭號球星的位置上擁有優勢了。

If every team is healthy, the 2022 title is Brooklyn's to lose.如果所有球隊都保持健康，那麼2022籃網總冠軍！