Bucks Sessions on brink of offer sheet?
Posted by: gwoelfel at 10:39PM CST on September 3, 2009
BY GERY WOELFEL
Ramon Sessions could be approaching the end of his long and unpredictable free agency odyssey.
Sessions, a restricted free agent who wound being the Bucks' starting point guard last season after just two years in the NBA, could be on the verge of receiving an offer sheet.
Surprisingly, it might not come from the New York Knicks or the Los Angeles Clippers -- two teams that have heavily courted Sessions since the commencement of free agency on July 1.
According to some NBA officials, Sessions may wind up signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves are in the market for a guard after their top choice in the 2009 draft -- Ricky Rubio -- recently decided to play for Regal FC Barcelona.
Neither Sessions nor Chubby Wells, Sessions' agent, could be reached for comment Thursday night. Ditto for Timberwolves president David Kahn.
If Sessions does sign an offer sheet with the Timberwolves, the Bucks would have seven days in which to match it. That is highly unlikely, though...
The RealGM Wiretap article says that Kahn has $3.7M left from his midlevel exception to use on Sessions. This would indicate to me that Walsh could get Sessions for $4M/yr or less, so he really is sticking to the sign and trade deal idea, and the money is not the biggest issue for him.
Sessions and his agent, if they take this offer, must figure that Ramon will be able to get a bigger payday in two years, but from my perspective, this is risky, especially if Flynn is the real thing and Sessions' minutes, and the numbers he would use for his next contract, would be limited.
Expect another Briggs post tomorrow when he hears about this.
As for Kahn and Minnesota- who knows what is going on with them. Perhaps this is Kahn's face-saving deal- designed to give Flynn an experienced backup.
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