The Nets have all the pieces to the puzzle. 

Whether they’ll fit together into a championship picture or a jumbled mess remains to be seen. 

While Brooklyn is tabbed as a top-five title contender by Las Vegas bookmakers, Reggie Miller — the Hall of Famer covering the league for TNT — isn’t ready to put the Nets in his top tier yet. He wouldn’t want to face their Big 3 healthy in the playoffs, but he’s just not sure how likely that is. 

“They’re in that next level for me, and it goes to that parity and health. Can they stay healthy? Can Kevin Durant, Kyrie [Irving], Ben Simmons hasn’t bounced the basketball in a uniform for like 15 months. Joe Harris is coming back from ankle surgery. Seth Curry has had foot problems. So, can they stay healthy? 

“On paper, if I’m looking at the roster I don’t want to see Kyrie! I don’t want to see KD! I don’t want to see a renewed Ben Simmons. So are they in that [top] category? In a seven-game series, I don’t want to see them if they’re balling. The question is — and I can make the same statement for the Lakers, for the Clippers with Kawhi [Leonard] and [Paul George] — health is going to play a factor.” 

It took a perfect storm of injuries — Irving and James Harden both getting hurt in the Eastern Conference semifinals — and Durant’s toe tickling the line on a long 2-pointer to keep the Nets from beating eventual champ Milwaukee two seasons ago. 

And last season, essentially without Irving, the Nets were half a game out of first place when Durant got hurt, only to fall to eighth by the time he returned. That lack of fight in his absence is part of what led to Durant’s offseason trade request, coming on the heels of Irving’s contentious contract talks. 

Miller’s fellow broadcaster Candace Parker sees the Nets being just as unpredictable this coming season, based on their mindset and their defense. 

“We haven’t seen the Nets handle adversity last year. I’ll say the previous year, they were one shoe size in KD away from being in the Finals; we forget that. And that same year Kyrie was hurt. The series changed at the Bucks,” Parker said. “They were very close to putting them away even before the toe on the line. So we know what Brooklyn is capable of even facing injuries. It’s self-inflicted adversity. 

“KD said it himself: Everything is great now, the vibes are great now, but what happens when we hit adversity? I think that’s what makes a team. Brooklyn is feast or famine. They could win the championship and set the record for the most amount of wins, or they could barely make the playoffs in my book.” 

Ex-Knick and fellow TNT broadcaster Jamal Crawford was the most bullish on Brooklyn, seeing the Nets as more feast than famine. 

“They could disappoint us or they can win the championship. I’m going to go with the latter. I really believe they have enough to win it,” Crawford said. “They look mentally recharged. I see Kyrie and Kevin working out together. I see Ben in a good place. He’s happy. He even tweeted joking about himself airballing. Think about what it took for him to get to that place mentally where he feels the support is there, I can airball and laugh about it because these guys have got my back. 

“I watched the game [Wednesday], and seeing him match up with Giannis [Antetokounmpo], I was shocked because it looked like a playoff-type setting. [I thought] you’d save that chip for later on. But maybe they want to play against him and put it in his mind early, ‘Look, it’s not going to be as sweet or easy as it’s been in the past. We have a guy who’s mentally ready to go against you.’ 

“So I really believe they actually this summer solidified why they got together, once the whole Kevin situation and the Kyrie situation was done. They look recharged. I believe in them … I really believe they’ll have a great season.”