LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Gilbert slowly put the plan down, his expression gradually calming down.

"Chen, there are too many uncertainties involved."

"First of all, are you sure we can get the top draft pick?"

Chen Shuo kept smiling and didn't say anything, just staring at Gilbert.

After exchanging glances for a few seconds, Gilbert and Chen Shuo gave up their resistance and pretense. The league would indeed most likely give the Cavaliers this draft pick.

"Okay, let's say we get the top pick."

Why must you be in charge of the subsequent trading operations?

"Grant knows the NBA better than you do."

Chen Shuo cursed under his breath, "Old fox, as expected, he won't act until he sees the rabbit."

If he didn't do something, Gilbert could very well have let Grant take charge.

Chen Shuo's plan, though seemingly complex, essentially involves exploiting James's negative online traffic.

By leveraging the special relationship between the Cavaliers and LeBron James, they positioned themselves against James's team and capitalized on this negative publicity.

This is standard practice for many basketball bloggers in later generations.

Even more extreme, some people switch sides repeatedly, appealing to both die-hard fans and Eunhyuk fans, generating massive traffic, and there are quite a few of them.

Although Gilbert was limited by the times and did not have a clear understanding of black traffic, his keen business instincts were already moving in that direction.

That letter publicly condemning James was half out of anger and half out of self-preservation.

When he ran out of traffic, Gilbert instinctively wanted to do something big.

Then, in the new season, hiring himself as general manager was an experiment after tasting success.

Once these ideas are exposed, they lose their value; Chen Shuo must prove himself once again.

"Boss, small-scale scrambling won't solve the problem."

"I'll take the lead and do it more thoroughly than anyone else. It's just a matter of whether you dare to take the gamble."

"I'll be adding some more chips to the bets before the offseason starts, and you'll have some time to think it over."

After Chen Shuo finished speaking, he got up and left.

Gilbert had been staring at Chen Shuo's back when he suddenly saw the other man turn around and say:

"Dan, I need the cooperation of the team's public relations department."

Gilbert watched as Chen Shuo, halfway out the door, spoke in a deep voice:

"Linda is yours now."

……

Before the first round of the playoffs began, Chen Shuo made his predictions about the playoffs in an interview.

He didn't predict the entire playoffs, but only the Heat's games, which suggests he was targeting James, consistent with his usual persona.

He told the reporter in the interview that the Heat could make it out of the Eastern Conference, but he didn't see any possibility of winning the championship.

After the Heat swept the 76ers 4-1, LeBron James responded for the first time:

Everyone has the right to speak, and they can make their own judgments.

After winning the game, James remained calm and spoke quite politely.

After the Eastern Conference semifinals ended with the Heat sweeping the Celtics 4-1, Chen Shuo was interviewed by reporters again.

When asked about his prediction, Chen Shuo repeatedly assured that he would not change it.

And then they started to escalate the situation, telling reporters that LeBron, as a leader, lacked sufficient personal charisma.

The reason given was that Jordan wouldn't be broadcasting nationally, and he decided to take his talents to the South Coast, only telling fans, "I'm back."

James did not choose to respond directly, but only mentioned the matter to reporters after the Bulls, the league's top team, were swept 4-1.

"I've always been doing the right thing, instead of paying attention to what other people are saying."

The Heat easily won all three series 4-1, setting their sights on the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

The process went so smoothly that James didn't care about those words.

He knew that after winning the championship, these people who were jumping up and down, including Chen Shuo, would only become the background to his glory.

What pleased him even more was the numerous upsets in the Western Conference playoffs.

The Spurs, whose core strength lies in GDP, were eliminated in the first round by the Grizzlies, led by the Grizzlies' duo of Grindelwald and Grindelwald.

The defending champion Lakers were swept by the Mavericks in the second round.

With both of his major rivals eliminated, James almost felt like he had already secured the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Perhaps it's time to consider who will become the FMVP.

When the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat met again in the NBA Finals after five years, almost everyone overwhelmingly favored the young Big Three.

In competitive sports, results always speak for themselves.

Although at the beginning of the season, the league and even the media portrayed the super team as the villainous boss, and even produced a lot of promotional videos, the theme of the entire NBA season was to defeat the villain.

But once the Heat demonstrated their strength, public opinion shifted rapidly, and the "winner takes all" mentality quickly spread.

Chen Shuo's remarks sounded extremely offensive at this moment, and were even targeted and attacked by the media.

In competitive sports, being bad is the original sin; without results, even breathing is wrong.

An overwhelming offensive was coming, but Chen Shuo was unaware of it and didn't care at the moment.

He was staring at Vice President Adam Silver, who was about to announce the team with the 7th pick on the draft.

"The King of Sacramento has been ranked 7th in line."

Before the start of the Grand Finals, the lottery draw ceremony was held in New Jersey.

If all goes well, the Cavaliers should get the number one pick and the number four pick.

Chen Shuo knew that his appearance would inevitably have a butterfly effect on the NBA in this timeline.

The longer the time goes on, the greater the impact will be, until finally what appears before you is a completely unfamiliar NBA.

The only question is when these changes will begin and whether they will affect the draw.

As of now, I don't have any funds available to conduct any transactions.

While Chen Shuo was pondering, Xiao Hua had already announced the next pick.

The Washington Wizards secured the 6th overall pick.

"..."

The Toronto Raptors secured the 5th overall pick.

Hearing this, Chen Shuo was completely relieved. It seemed that the lottery draw had not been affected.

What followed was quite a show: the Cavaliers only got the 4th pick in their own draft, but in the trade they acquired the Clippers' pick and, with an extremely low probability of 2.8%, got the number one pick.

Chen Shuo stroked his chin, thinking that the number one pick and the number four pick could do a lot in this year's draft.

However, before that, I need to add another spark.

Taking out his phone, Chen Shuo saw a message from Amy informing him of James's latest response.

A very dignified answer, demonstrating the demeanor of a great general.

It's just unknown how long this dignity can last.

Chen Shuo pressed the keys and sent a pre-edited message to Amy.

"It's time."

After receiving the message, Amy reluctantly got up and headed to the public relations department.

Chen Shuo gave her the impression that he was just trying to attract attention.

Having spent time together, she knew this wasn't Chen Shuo's personality, but she had no choice but to comply.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, a video personally filmed by Chen Shuo was leaked.

"Hey LeBron, if you don't apologize to the Cleveland fans, I guarantee you won't win a championship. You'll lose to the Dallas team."

"Remember, this is the curse of Cleveland."

The video was short, but it attracted a lot of attention, or more accurately, ridicule.

Everyone thought that Chen Shuo had completely lost his mind and had no other choice but to start talking about curses.

Even in Cleveland, many fans feel that their general manager is too abstract.

Such sentiments reached their peak before Game 4 of the finals.

Nowitzki contracted the flu and developed a fever of 39 degrees Celsius, which completely tipped the scales of victory in favor of the Heat.

At the pre-game press conference, James was in good spirits and even joked with reporters:

"It seems basketball doesn't believe in curses."

James left those words behind and turned to leave the press conference with a flourish.

He believes that this sentence will definitely become a highlight in the championship documentary.

At this moment, James even felt he needed to thank Chen Shuo, since every story needs a villain.

Chen Shuo, watching on TV, was quite satisfied. He was just afraid that James would be able to hold back. These kinds of things need to have a back-and-forth to keep the buzz going; otherwise, it would just become a one-man show.

In the player tunnel before the game, James and Wade once again pulled a prank, imitating Nowitzki's cough, looking like they had victory in their grasp.

Chen Shuo looked at the two people on TV, took out his phone, and called Gilbert:

"Boss, I've booked two tickets for G6."

That will be the beginning of the whole story, and I hope you can witness it together.

After a while, a voice came from the other end of the phone:

"If the G6 is still available, I will apply for a flight to Miami on my private jet."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shuo watched the entire match carefully.

Nowitzki was playing with the flu and had a terrible game, shooting only 6-for-19 for 21 points.

But in the final moments, with 22 seconds left in the game and 15 seconds left on the shot clock, Nowitzki, facing Haslem's defense, flicked a layup down the backboard and sealed the victory, as the entire arena erupted in a deafening roar of "MVP".

It's worth noting that James only scored 8 points in this game, completely becoming a backdrop for the German machine.