Hill wasn't on the team this year and those are ancillary pieces. You're basically suggesting that replacing Hill and Johnson with Jae Crowder is a major contributing factor to their success. You can certainly argue that they got better as a result of the trade but they don't improve to the effect that they do without Gorbert's return. Just look at the metrics, the defense improved dramatically when Gobert returned.
You can argue that the team didn't have the personnel to defend prior to his return but the impact he's had on his team is all-NBA level. Adams doesn't have that impact.
