LeBron's ready to choose ... right?

Reportedly, LeBron James is going to announce at 9 p.m. Thursday on ESPN what he's going to do with the next five years of his life. ... Well, OK, we know he's going to play basketball, but we don't know for whom. We don't know where he's going to make his announcement, other than the fact that it's going to be shown on ESPN. So there's still not much that we know; only that we'll know more in a little over 36 hours.

According to reports, James tried to convince the Raptors' Chris Bosh to come to Cleveland from Toronto in a sign-and-trade deal that would have sent Anderson Varejao to the Raptors. That would seem to be a good sign for the Cavaliers, that LeBron is trying to recruit other big names to come here. But although Bosh wants to play with LeBron, he doesn't want to do it in Cleveland. That could be a huge blow to the Cavs. Bosh is reportedly close to signing with Miami to play with Dwyane Wade, but the Raptors aren't going to do a sign-and-trade with the Heat, as Miami doesn't have the players to make it worth their while. So if Bosh does sign in Miami, he'll be leaving $30 million on the table, under the NBA's salary cap rules; not to mention (possibly) the chance to play with LeBron. It is possible that LeBron could join Wade and Bosh in Miami, but if he does, he'll also be leaving $30 million on the table.

I could start going into what the Cavaliers' options are if they don't sign LeBron — or, for that matter, if they DO sign him — but I'm just going to wait and see what he does before I start in on that crap.

We'll find out tomorrow night. And whatever he decides, you and I will survive.