Interesting stuff from Bill Simmons over at ESPN's Page 2. According to Simmons, there is a strong possibility that the trio of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade (add Chris Paul for fun, he is a free agent come 2012) may have made a "pact" to join forces during their Olympic run in Beijing in 2008.

If LeBron says the word "Miami" tonight, does that mean the rumor was true? Or at least discussed by those guys? Because how could anyone make up something that loony? In 2008, you and I could have sat in a room for 10 hours trying to make up the craziest possible sports rumor and never come up with "Bosh, LeBron, Wade and/or Paul all made a pact in China to play together" without throwing in some improbably bizarre addendum like, "And they did so right after covering up the shooting of Jayson Williams' chauffeur." Was the rumor accurate? Did they stick to their guns? Will we ever find out the truth?

Was all of this a giant charade? Did all of these guys know where they were headed when all of this began, or that they would at least be headed to the same place? The plot, if true, was masterfully executed. Staying mum on the whole thing basically allowed the three of them to pick their destination (which according to Simmons was preferably New York) while so many teams scrambled to clear room. In the end Wade chose Miami, the best case scenario for his pocket book.

Bosh, who has the same agent as Wade chose Miami as well, and he walks away from this gaining exactly what he wanted, something he hasn't been able to do with his play alone, Super Star Status. Bosh is a really solid player, a career 20-9 guy. Now though, attached to Wade, and possibly LeBron, he will really gain the notority he wants.

I still question what is in this for LeBron, it's definitely not the money if he picks the Heat. He's not even looking so good in the public eye at the moment. Wade chooses to stay put in Miami, everyone can deal with that. Bosh, who was just a piece of the puzzle, follows him in an effort to win a title. Fine. LeBron, on the other hand, schedules a TV special to announce his decision, and in the mean time you can't log on to Twitter or ESPN without a new rumor hitting the wire.

One minute it's Cleveland, then he's on a plane to Miami, then it's New York, now it's Miami again (notice that Chris Paul mention in there). Now I hear he's planning a party in South Beach this weekend. The only thing that will come of this is a strong distaste for the Heat, LeBron, or both.

New York fans will feel snubbed by the whole process, Cleveland fans will be ruined if he leaves them on national television, even Nets fans are getting hopes up (sort of) with each new signing they make. Then there is the Bulls.

With the addition of Carlos Boozer the Bulls are considerably better. Boozer is a career 17-10 guy with 44 games of playoff experience in which his numbers rise to 20-12. LeBron obviously make this team elite, and should he choose Miami, one could argue that the Bulls may not be contenders for 3-5 years, but the Bulls did all they could to attract one of the trio, and when it didn't work they grabbed the next best thing.

Should LBJ wind up in Miami, the Bulls are 4th best team in the East when you wake up tomorrow (Miami, Orlando, Boston and Chicago). After all the hype over the last couple of weeks, can you handle that Bulls fans?