Salary Cap expert Larry Coon breaks down teams that have the cap space chances to sign LeBron

Cleveland Cavaliers:
Cleveland has what may be the two biggest trump cards to play: home-field advantage, and the biggest contract offer. James grew up in Ohio, he went to high school there, and he has played his entire career there. The Cavs are built around him, and he has led them deep into the playoffs. He is the face and the soul of the franchise. The default assumption is that he will choose to remain there.

New York Knicks:
If James ultimately decides to leave Cleveland, then the Knicks, who play in the biggest market in the country, have long been presumed to be his destination of choice. They will have enough salary cap space to land James and sign one more high-priced free agent – or General Manager Donnie Walsh could sign James while retaining some of his current players, like David Lee. Walsh has had the goal of signing James in mind ever since he took over the team.

Miami Heat:
The Heat will enter the free agent market loaded with cap room, and with the ability to offer James something no other team can offer: another superstar. Dwyane Wade will also be a free agent this summer, and seems likely to remain in Miami (although Chicago will certainly be among the teams making a strong push for him). Will James want to join Wade and Michael Beasley on Pat Riley’s Heat?

New Jersey Nets:
They have one potential trump card, but they have to get lucky to use it. Having the worst record in the league makes them the front-runner to land the first pick in the draft, and the Kentucky freshman John Wall. James and Wall are close, and the team that drafts Wall might have the inside track on James as well. But having the worst record ensures them only a 25 percent chance of securing the first overall pick.

Los Angeles Clippers:
The Clippers cleared as much room as they could at the trade deadline, with LeBron James as their clear target. Baron Davis, Chris Kaman (a 2010 All-Star), Blake Griffin (first overall pick in 2009, but out for the year with an injury) and Eric Gordon might comprise the best supporting cast of all the teams able to make James a maximum offer. In addition, Mike Dunleavy stepped aside as head coach this season, with Kim Hughes filling in on an interim basis. The Clippers could tell James to pick his next coach.

Chicago Bulls:
Luol Deng signed at small forward for four more years. They cleared enough cap room at the trade deadline to make a maximum offer to someone, but appear more likely to go after Dwyane Wade or Toronto’s Chris Bosh.

Sacramento and Minnesota:
Both look as if they might have just about enough cap room to make James a maximum offer this summer. However — and no offense to fans of either of these teams — neither appears to be a likely destination. There appears to be no legitimate argument for James to choose one of these teams over the others I listed above.