LeBron James, your house got robbed.

The Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced the signing of veteran Shane Battier.

The Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced the signing of championship-winning center Tyson Chandler.

The Cavaliers and Hornets completed an eight-player trade, sending Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao to the Hornets in exchange for Chris Paul and Trevor Ariza.

On the fifth day of free agency, the Cavaliers dominated the headlines of major media outlets with a series of signings and trades.

Although West withdrew his offer from the Warriors, he continued to monitor Paul's movements.

Lacob sat to the side, waiting for West to finish reviewing the deal details before asking:

"Jerry, what do you think of these deals?"

West slowly raised his head and began to speak:

"It's too early to evaluate these moves; we'll have to wait until next summer's offseason."

"If Paul is willing to re-sign, then it's all worth it; these assets are a sure win for Paul."

"Whichever team gets him will quickly return to the playoffs."

Lacob certainly believed in Paul's abilities; otherwise, he wouldn't have been willing to offer Curry as part of the deal.

However, he didn't think Paul would stay.

"Paul wants more than just the playoffs."

"The Cavaliers' current roster is similar to that of the 08 Hornets, with Paul, Chandler, and an offensive power forward."

"The reality is that Jamison, at 35, is far less capable than David West."

"Even though the competition in the East is not as fierce as in the West, it would be difficult for the Cavaliers to beat the Bulls and Celtics, let alone upset the dominant Heat."

West has been thinking about the Cavaliers' current roster.

He had been interested in Chen Shuo ever since the talent show.

This young man in his early thirties is unconventional and has no taboos. He has always regarded himself as the biggest troublemaker in the summer.

Now, the Cavaliers have secured the two biggest fish of the offseason, making them the biggest winners of this summer.

However, Chen Shuo has now put himself in a new predicament: how to retain Paul next year.

While Lacob was studying the roster on paper, West was trying to figure out Chen Shuo's strategy.

"Have you noticed that this Cavaliers team has stockpiled a large number of forwards?"

"Ariza and Batistuta are both excellent defensive forwards."

"The development path for the 9th pick Leonard is to become a defensive anchor on the wing. Even Klay Thompson and Danny Green have the ability to swing up and defend the wing."

Lacob thought for a moment and realized that West was right, so he tentatively asked:

"Dealing with LeBron James?"

West nodded slowly, gradually offering his speculations.

"He wants to replicate the Mavericks' defense in the Finals, and do it even better."

"For the Mavericks, Dirk is the core of the team, but also their weak link on the defense."

"Jamison is the same in this Cavaliers lineup."

At this point, West's eyes gleamed:

"The Mavericks can't trade Dirk Nowitzki for him, but Jamison isn't essential for the Cavaliers."

"For the Cavaliers, trading for Paul was a huge gamble."

"He can't be blind to the risks involved."

"So he will definitely continue to improve at this position. The Cavaliers have a lot of draft picks and Jamison's expiring contract."

West locked onto Chen Shuo's reinforcement target almost instantly, having also heard rumors that the other party had disbanded his team.

"Young people are indeed more courageous than old men."

"Paying the price for one high-stakes gamble with another."

One wrong step and the whole game is lost.

West noted that Chen Shuo gave up his 13 first-round pick in the Paul trade.

If Paul opts out of his contract next summer, the Cavaliers, after 13 years, will return to being a bottom-feeder. At that point, without Irving, without Paul, they won't even have the resources to tank.

It was precisely because of this idea that the Hornets were willing to trade Ariza.

Later on, West forgot about Lacob beside him and started planning the Cavaliers' final lineup.

Based on West's many years of experience, if everything goes smoothly, this Cavaliers team is indeed perfect and has the opportunity and strength to upset the Heat.

The only weakness lies in the depth of rotation.

In the trade with the Hornets, the Cavaliers sent away not only Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao.

They also traded away backup point guard Sessions, shooter Daniel Gibson, veteran Anthony Parker, and Ryan Hollins, practically emptying out the Cavaliers' entire rotation.

After trading for Paul, the Cavaliers' salary cap has exceeded $6000 million, and the roster only has 7 players on the bench.

They can only use the rookie exception, veteran minimum, and mid-level exception, and need to add at least 6 players to meet the league's requirements.

Even for that future trade to strengthen the team, the Cavaliers will probably only use $300 million of their non-full mid-level exception.

Even West was having a bit of a headache about this situation.

……

Chen Shuo was completely unaware of West's ideas.

Even if I knew, I wouldn't worry.

Chen Shuo is currently considering how to explain things to Irving.

Although business is business, everyone knows this is a business alliance.

Chen Shuo understood, Varejao understood, and Irving understood.

But Chen Shuo knew that being betrayed by one's ideals must feel terrible.

When they set off from that Italian restaurant in the alley of Manhattan, Irving was the most steadfast and the most supportive of all.

From the moment he was drafted by Cleveland, Irving dreamed of making a name for himself here.

It has now become a great irony.

To be honest, Chen Shuo didn't know how to face or answer Irving's question.

Fortunately, such a meeting did not occur.

Irving left only one sentence for the reporters before embarking on his journey to New Orleans.

He said, "One day, they will regret their decision today."

Chen Shuo knew he wouldn't regret it; he never regretted his decisions. But he still felt a little guilty towards Irving.

Valejo didn't rush to leave. He stayed to say goodbye to Grant and Chen Shuo with a proper dinner.

This Brazilian, who dedicated seven years of his youth to Cleveland and was once a tough guy who teared up when losing to the Heat, seemed quite relieved at this moment.

"I love it here, I love this city, I love the Cleveland fans, and I love the games at Quicken Loans Arena."

"But if my departure will make things better, then I'll still like that decision."

With the passionate Brazilian leaving with love, the Cavaliers' roster from last season now consists of only two players.

History moves forward.

As the helmsman who creates history, Chen Shuo dared not be negligent in the slightest.

In the following days, the Cavaliers used the rookie exception to sign Leonard, Thompson, and Parsons, bringing the team's salary cap to $6600 million.

Chen Shuo further split the middle-class exception and offered Danny Green a 3-year, $700 million contract after he had been training hard all summer.

The team roster has finally been filled to 11 players, just two short of meeting the league's minimum requirement.

Meanwhile, the league worked day and night to finally release the game calendar for the new season.

The season opener, the first game of the Christmas Day series.

The Cavaliers will face the Heat.