With James due to announce where he will go, shares in the Knicks jumped $US1.30, or 6.4 percent.
Volume was up dramatically at 1.7 million trades, more than five times the daily average of 311,000.

Link: http://linky.com.au/chovn

If you are linked to LeBron, buy a crapload of shares in the Knicks then spread a story about him wanting to play there. Smart move!

We're getting the broadcast on our shores tomorrow - 11am EST - woot!

I'll be hoping this report is true. My wish for the last few years will have come true.

I'll be stoked as a Knicks fan and be buying a jersey ASAP if true.

Championships and the Playoffs will return to New York & Madison Square Garden.

Still I'll await the official announcement New York or elsewhere.

If Lebron doesn't work out, I'll be more than happy to see Melo in a Knick jersey. He's a favourite of mine.

Is it too early to bring out the Frank Sinatra classic?

Start spreadin' the news, I'm leavin' today. I want to be a part of it, New York, New York!

i cant wait, LBJ in NY how awesome will that be!
i get tomorrow off so ill be watching ESPN oh yeah!

LeBron just got off the phone to my dad (my dad's a big player in the media - he knows the guy the runs the newsagent at the airport) and he confirms that LeBron will definitely be playing in the NBA next year.

I can confirm it will be an import.

All this LeBron talk is interesting, but when are the Sixers going to sign an import?

What if he goes to make his announcement, and has a moment like the Griswald lady playing Pig in a Poke in those Vacation movies? The host might be asking him a question about shopping, and he says he bought some new CLIPPERS, and they think that's his answer and they go nuts with balloons and streamers and shit.

Tc2 that would be halarious

But why have we forgotten about the bulls, they got boozer today , everyone saying heat and knicks purely because they have already made moves . Knicks getting Amare , and heat with Wade and cb4 . But the chicago roster was much more appealing before any of these signings and now they've added boozer it could be more appealing . We could see a rose , lebron , deng , boozer , Noah lineup for the bulls .

Nobody knows what's going to happen and it's all a guessing game . Don't count anyone out .

Don't count out the nets either with lebrons boy jay z at the club ...

But personally stay at the cavs and get a sign and trade for David lee with Jamison .

@jadande

Part of me thinks LeBron's camp is just floating this Miami thing to gauge the reaction. And what I've seen has not been positive.

..."I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps,
And find I'm A-number-one, top of the list,
King of the hill, A-number-one!"

Late mail is on Miami

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm

Cleveland. 3 year contract. Player Option on 3rd year.

I never pictured you as a Rat Pack fan LC. Kudos. Perhaps LC stands for "Little Crooner"?

"These little town blues
are melting away.
I'm gonna make a brand new start of it..."

It's going to be very interesting to see who Miami can get to fill out the roster around their big 3 if Lebron signs. As far as I can tell, at best they could maybe trade Beasley for a centre, keep Chalmers and fill out the bench with vet minimum players! I don't think they even get a MLE to use, since they are under the cap.

Knicks would have trouble finding enough talent to surround Lebron and Amare with this season too. They'd have to try to dump Curry's expiring corpse (I mean contract) on someone to acquire another decent player. Other than that, they have Chandler, Gallinari, Douglas and Walker. Not nearly enough.

I still think Lebron's best chance to step into a team that can contend immediately is Chicago, but for some reason there is zero indication that Lebron is leaning that way.

Miami appear the favourites right now, but I do think there is a good chance that it is just hype from Lebron's camp. I think Lebron craves fame and money more than he wants an NBA championship. Can you imagine Lebron wanting to share the limelight with D-Wade, let alone Bosh? Too much of an alpha dog.

I'm going to say he'll go to the Knicks. It'll take longer to be successful, but the chance for glory is greater. He'd be lauded as a hero if he managed to save the Knicks from irrelevance and bring them a title.

If LBJ goes to heat LBJ and Wade will still average 24+ Bosh would be the big loser in terms of all star status - he is a fringe All Star anyway.

LBJ and Wade will get their shots and the rest will be left for the scrubs to fight over.

If he does stay with the Cavs than he has screwed them around big time and really only hindered their off season recruiting by not signing during the season and dragging it out this long.

If he goes to the Knicks he will be top dog and mr $$

The Nets havn't been talked about much of late and almost forgotten, probably his best fit basketball/team wise.

Think the Bulls knew they were out of the hunt and thus locked in Boozer, cause that kind of came from nowhere?

Security has been increased at lebrons house in clevland according to twitter. Spike lee saying his house will be trashed if he leaves the cavs

Fairly credible rumour here...

hereschenes, sometimes I want to punch Bleacher Report in the face.

OMG - Miami!

Miami!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think they even get a MLE to use, since they are under the cap.

Oops, correction to my last post - if you go far enough under the cap, you lose the MLE and all other exceptions. Basically, if you don't need exceptions to sign players and stay under the cap, all your exceptions go away and you don't get them back until the following year. Miami went well and truly far enough under the cap to lose all their exceptions, so at this stage Miami's roster will be LBJ, Wade, Bosh, Chalmers, and 9 players earning minimum salary!

It depends on whether the big three have decided to leave extra on the table in order to sign other guys.