on lebron

I don't see a lot of options for LeBron.

With Wade and Bosh reportedly both going to Miami...and Johnson sticking with the Hawks, Dirk staying with Dallas, and Amare going to the Knicks, there's really no one left to bring to a new team. Carlos Boozer?

Meaning, that if he wanted to go to Chicago, or stay in Cleveland, who's going to come in and help? I always thought that Chicago or Cleveland would be where he went, but assuming he would get at least Bosh to come with him.

He could go to Miami, and win 4-6 rings there. But he'd be part of a big 3. Bigger than Pierce, Allen and Garnett. His legacy would be that he won only when he relied on others. Some people wouldn't care about that, but does he?

So on the one hand you have Chicago and Cleveland with no help. And on the other you have Miami with too much help. (Though at this point Derrick Rose could be just enough, so Chicago could still look good. Though if that's the case, he should have moved quicker, to try and get Bosh. Unless he really wanted to win one on his own.)

But I'll throw this out. What about the Knicks. They signed Amare. They have a good coach. It's New York. Bringing titles to NY would be bigger than bringing titles to Chicago or Miami. And if they got LeBron and David Lee and Amare, that could be enough. And it would set up some great New York-Miami clashes.

So I would bet on Chicago or New York at this point. I don't think he wants to be part of a big 3, and while him and somebody would have made sense in Cleveland, who's he going to play with?

Update Wed. Afternoon: Boozer signs with the Bulls. With Rose, Noah and Boozer, the Bulls are an attractive team, where LeBron would still be the only Superstar. I stand by my earlier analysis of Chicago or New York.

Update Thurs. Afternoon: All reports, including the fact that LeBron has rented six cabanas in South Beach to celebrate, point to him signing with Miami. Which means that he doesn't mind not being the guy. It would indicate that he does want to win titles, by any means necessary. He knows that Kobe has 5, MJ had 6, so he needs to step in and dethrone Kobe now. Which on the one hand makes it seem like he has less ego, that he's willing to share the spotlight with Wade & Bosh. But on the other hand he scheduled a one-hour prime time show to reveal his decision which takes three seconds to announce.