Knicks Insider Drops Bomb on LeBron James Trade Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For years, LeBron James has been tangled up with a move to the New York Knicks. He's raved about playing at Madison Square Garden, and he even admitted that he was close to signing with them when he joined the Miami Heat.

Trade talks involving the New York Knicks and LeBron may not proceed, despite plenty of unfounded speculation around the basketball world. For the LeBron-to-Knicks speculation, I checked on it and the answer was, “No. Makes for good chatter but no.”

If LeBron James could convince the Los Angeles Lakers to buy him out, the Dallas Mavericks would be interested in adding him.