Good read from Aaron Torres via Bleacherreport.com:

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It’s the story that’s not really a story, but still kind of a story, that everyone feels dirty for talking about, but still can’t stop talking about anyway.

It’s led to the sabotagization (Yes, I just made up that word, how do you like it?) of the New York Knicks for the last 18 months and counting, and even led LeBron James to get a temporary restraining order against the media.

It’s the NBA’s, “Summer of 2010.” And much like the commercials, it’s apparently where “Amazing Happens.”

During this upcoming summer, the scope of the league could and likely will change forever. In no particular order, here are some of the guys who will be free agents, and will probably be available to the highest bidder:

Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, Dirk Nowitzki, Ray Allen, Manu Ginobili, Joe Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Rudy Gay, Richard Jefferson, and yes, even Kwame Brown and Louis Almundson. That’s a lot of guys who could make a lot of difference in a lot of ways.

But ultimately, they’re all chips that are going to fall into place after the biggest dog gets fed.

And that’s what we’re all waiting for: Where will LeBron James end up?

We’ve all heard the scenarios, so I’m not going to waste a lot of time on them. But again, in no particular order, here’s how the LeBron James 2010 Sweepstakes could shake out:

The New York Knicks can offer LeBron a ton of money, plus the cap space and roster flexibility to pretty much put together a supporting cast of his choice. Not too shabby. Plus, he can do it in America’s biggest city and in the world’s most famous basketball arena.

The Miami Heat can offer James a whole lot of money to play alongside one of his best friends, and one of the game’s best players in Wade. There’s no income tax in Florida, plus LeBron would be playing in, well, Miami. And if the city is anything like the Will Smith song of the same name, who could blame him? (Ok that’s a little bit of an exaggeration and a joke, since I’ve been to Miami, and can most definitely confirm that the city is indeed like the Smith song, except about 42,000 times cooler.)

LeBron can go to the Clippers and play in Hollywood, with a group of fun young players (Eric Gordon anyone? How about Blake Griffin?) and an excellent point guard in Baron Davis, who just needs a swift kick in the butt every once in awhile to get him going. And for LeBron, a guy who already has some Executive Producer movie credits on his resume, being in Los Angeles might be a bigger deal than you think.

Finally, of course, LeBron can stay in Cleveland, win a lot of games for a long time, and hope and pray that his front office somehow figures out how to put together a better supporting cast. Staying in Cleveland of course, is a most definite possibility for James, who grew up just a few hours outside the city in Akron.

All these cities and scenarios sound feasible, and again, I’m not going to waste our time speculating, since neither, you, I, nor virtually anyone else knows how LeBron is leaning. However, there is one scenario that I haven’t discussed, and purposely left out, because it has zero percent chance of happening.

I hate to say it Nets fans, but it’s true. There’s no way LeBron is coming to New Jersey. Nada, zip, none, and maybe even less, if there’s a percentage smaller than zero that I’m unaware of.

Now look, I didn’t write this article just to knock a franchise when it’s down. I’m better than that, and so are the Nets, who quite frankly aren’t as awful as they may seem to outsiders. But someone needed to say it. Which is what I'm here to do...

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