The retool is done. Here's what Cleveland actually built.

The Cavaliers entered this offseason with a clear diagnosis: a defense that gave up 119 points per game in the final ten regular-season games, a forward spot that was producing next to nothing, and a backcourt that had just lost one of its two primary scorers. They leave it with Harden back on a 3-year, $97 million deal, Peyton Watson signed to a 4-year, $88 million contract after arriving in a four-team trade, and Donovan Mitchell locked in for four more years as the offensive anchor. That's a meaningful amount of ground covered.

The forward upgrade is the most structurally significant piece. Dean Wade started 75 games last season and averaged 5.7 points. Watson was brought in specifically to change that math, and the contract Cleveland gave him signals they expect him to be a real contributor, not a depth filler. Alongside Mobley and Allen — who combined to shoot better than 58 percent from the field last season — Watson gives the frontcourt a different scoring dimension than it had when the Knicks ended Cleveland's postseason.

The Harden reunion gets the headlines, and reasonably so. He averaged 20.4 points and 7.1 assists in 36 games before leaving in June. Pairing him back alongside Mitchell gives Cleveland two legitimate shot-creators running the offense, which is what this team looked like at its best. The open question — the one that doesn't get answered until games are played — is whether the defensive structure holds this time. That's training camp's problem now.