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Putting that Jefferson ugliness behind us, that proposal did make me wonder about the current thinking on Sessions.

He's shown some flashes but is locked into a backup role and his outlook gets worse when Rubio arrives. Is there any indication the Wolves are looking to move his contract?

Would swapping him for a shooter like Boobie Gibson (basically the same contract) make sense?

Telfair and Powe total $3.6M in expirings, and Telfair could handle the 15 minutes Flynn isn't on the floor - would they consider that to reduce their obligation by about $9M?

Just wondering...

No. We do not view Sessions as a negative contract.

tidho wrote:Putting that Jefferson ugliness behind us, that proposal did make me wonder about the current thinking on Sessions.

He's shown some flashes but is locked into a backup role and his outlook gets worse when Rubio arrives. Is there any indication the Wolves are looking to move his contract?

Would swapping him for a shooter like Boobie Gibson (basically the same contract) make sense?

Telfair and Powe total $3.6M in expirings, and Telfair could handle the 15 minutes Flynn isn't on the floor - would they consider that to reduce their obligation by about $9M?

Just wondering...

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Been there, done that with Telfair. Sessions is young and on a reasonable contract so he doesn't really need to be moved (unless Rubio is coming over). He's probably available but he's not a negative.

Here's the story on Ramon Sessions.

David Kahn kind of lucked into Ramon Sessions for under market price last season. While MIN was delayed with the Rubio situation, MIL used up all its money under the lux so they couldn't re-sign Sessions, and other teams filled their PG vacancies elsewhere, expecting Sessions to cost more. By the time it was over, MIN realized it didn't have a legitimate back-up PG, and Sessions didn't have a legitimate team to go to, so he took the remainder of our MLE, and we locked him up cheap. Moreover, he fits Kahn's vision for the team, giving young players with skills the opportunity to emerge.

When the season began, Kahn was commited to trying to develop Flynn, but still tried to get Sessions minutes by using the unorthodox move of not even carrying a third PG. Sessions picked up Rambis more complicated system more quickly than Flynn last year, and there are questions of whether Flynn's talents really are a fit for this offense. Kahn has said that Flynn and Session will both be competing for the starting job this year.

I agree that before next summer, either Flynn or Sessions will have to be traded, but right now they both have a legitimate job, and a legitimate chance to raise their trade value. I think both are on good contracts, and its doubtful we'd trade either for just an expiring.

I think the others have a good view of the situation.