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 Ramon Sessions has signed an offer sheet with the Minnesota Timberwolves that's reported to be worth $16 Million over 4 years (ESPN Story).
I like this bold move by the T-Wolves. It shows decisiveness and clarity of direction. Once it became painfully clear that Ricky *cough*Ass Clown! *cough* Rubio would not be joining the team soon, David Kahn (President for Basketball Operations) decided to take one of the more viable point guards on the market who is not adverse to "PRACTICE".
In only his 3rd year in the NBA, it hardly seems appropriate to call him an added veteran presence to the Timberwolves' back court. Considering that rookie Jonny Flynn is the starting alternative, I suppose those 2 years do count.
While the Milwaukee Bucks still have a few more days to actually match the said offer, word on the street is that scenario is highly unlikely. Milwaukee will most likely be avoiding the salary cap space that matching such an offer would burden them with. So I don't think that there will be too much of a risk that I am discussing this too soon. At least I hope not.
Here's a video feature on Ramon's NBA journey.
Fantasy Impact:
Luke Ridnour - This move helps out Luke's value a little bit. He will mostly like have the starting PG job locked. That is until rookie Brandon Jennings begins to show that he was worth being the Bucks' first-round draft pick this year. It will take time. Luke should be an OK late round PG pick and can be expected to keep his starting duties at least all the way until December. He will be able to pump up your basic PG categories of assists, steals, and occasional treys.
Brandon Jennings - This does bump him up in the pecking order, the trade should not affect drafters' outlook on Jennings too much. He is talented and has a lot of potential. His game is still, however, is still described to be a bit raw. He will have more than his fair share of erratic games and owners will have their "WTF, did he do?" reactions. Caution is still advised when considering Jennings in this fantasy season's draft. I'd recommend taking a chance on him as late as possible - If at all.
Jonny Flynn - This does dampen my original post-Rubio-flip-flop outlook for Jonny a bit. The good news is that the coaching staff is looking forward to utilizing Sessions at the two every now and then. That should still allow Flynn, who is already undersized as it is as a PG, to get his feet wet at point. I still feel he will be a decent 3rd-string guard for fantasy, but I would go for him a round or two later than I initially projected him, prior to the Sessions signing.
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Ramon Sessions - In his two tours of duty in the NBA, well more like one and a half, since his 2007-08 season was only good for 17 games; we've seen TWO different versions of Ramon Sessions.
First is the dishing machine that fantasy managers were surprised to see come out of nowhere. Through April 6 to 16, 2008; Sessions got to start for the Bucks. In those seven games, Ramon failed to hit double digits in assists but once. Let's not forget that on April 14 he dished out a new Bucks record for assists in a single game by dropping 24 dimes.
Second was version of Ramon Sessions we saw last season. He had to carry the heavy load of assisting Charlie Villanueva and Richard Jefferson to compensate for the absence of Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut who were both hobbled by injury problems. There was a bigger need for Sessions to score, create his own shot, simply make things happen. That pressure was compounded by the chaotic rotation being implemented by Scott Skiles. Sessions did not get the starting nod until January 26th. Overall he managed to score four points more than he did in 07-08, but his assists also dropped by 2 per game. Again, those changes were influenced largely in part by his lack of scoring mates and thus assist targets.
So who will be showing up for Minnesota this season?
With him orchestrating an up-tempo offense and having solid big men, Al Jefferson and Kevin Love to finish; it will be more likely that we will see more of Sessions v.1.0 than version 2. This will be a new chapter for him and the rebuilding T-Wolves franchise so it will be very interesting to see what he will be like in his third year (v.3.0).
A definite upgrade or bump up, if you will, goes to Ramon as a result of this development. Not hugely though, as a round earlier should be enough respect for him and his new team. He will be a definite PG to watch this coming season.
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