Sessions Update:Ramon signs T-Wolves OS (page 310 update)

trwi7 · Post #4501 » by **trwi7** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:27 am

I'm thinking the major and surprising development might be Woelfel actually having some relevant information on the subject.

carmelbrownqueen · Post #4502 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:34 am

I'm guessing Sessions has decided to accept the QO.

REDDzone · Post #4503 » by **REDDzone** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:36 am

carmelbrownqueen wrote:I'm guessing Sessions has decided to accept the QO.

That's what I'm thinking. Sweet if true.

Sky High · Post #4504 » by **Sky High** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:38 am

I'm guessing this will drag on for another two weeks.

trwi7 · Post #4505 » by **trwi7** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:40 am

Anybody else find Gery's twitter "Courtroom chatter" hilarious? Why put room in there? You're not in court. :lol:

emunney · Post #4506 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:48 am

I find that guilty of being awesome.

trwi7 · Post #4507 » by **trwi7** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:50 am

So his twitter makes it sound like something will be posted on the Journal Times website tonight. Is that just wishful thinking on my part or is that what you guys think reading his tweet too?

emunney · Post #4508 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:51 am

Rotoworld links Woelfel but says Sessions has signed an offer sheet with the Timberwolves.

Edit: Sorry, says he "could be on the verge" of signing such an offer sheet.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/player ... m=&id=1426

carmelbrownqueen · Post #4509 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:52 am

trwi7 wrote:So his twitter makes it sound like something will be posted on the Journal Times website tonight. Is that just wishful thinking on my part or is that what you guys think reading his tweet too?

I would guess that something will be posted around 11 or 12 midnight.

emunney · Post #4510 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:53 am

I hate having news and being the last post on a page.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/player ... m=&id=1426

paul · Post #4511 » by **paul** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:54 am

emunney wrote:I find that guilty of being awesome.

Woelful must be just praying to god he's got this right. If Sessions accepts the QO there have been 3 MAJOR losers in this whole situation, Chubby Wells, Alan Hahn and Gery Woelful. The first one because he'll have to find some other meal ticket until next offseason and the latter two because they have pretty much shredded their credibility with a string of "NY to offer full MLE, Bucks will match", "NY to offer $4m, Bucks won't match" etc incorrect calls.

Oh, and if he does accept the QO I'll dance a little jig.

BucksRUS · Post #4512 » by **BucksRUS** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:54 am

Woelful's info is now up on the JT website. He seems to think the T-wolves will sign him to an offer sheet.

Post #4513 » by **paulpressey25** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:54 am

carmelbrownqueen wrote:I would guess that something will be posted around 11 or 12 midnight.

And we're counting on you to grab that info for us the minute it hits the web!

I mean that as a big compliment. You are the "Queen" of jumping these web stories on our behalf. 8-)

trwi7 · Post #4514 » by **trwi7** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:56 am

LULZ. They already have like 7 PG's.

paul · Post #4515 » by **paul** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:56 am

emunney wrote:Rotoworld links Woelfel but says Sessions has signed an offer sheet with the Timberwolves.

Edit: Sorry, says he "could be on the verge" of signing such an offer sheet.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/player ... m=&id=1426

Damn, I was worried when Rubio decided to stay OS that they might become a player. Still, very very weird choice for Sessions if true, must be all about the coin.

emunney · Post #4516 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:56 am

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 Bucks used their first-round draft pick -- No. 10 selection overall -- on point guard Brandon Jennings. The Bucks also have the services of veteran Luke Ridnour and recently acquired yet another point guard, Roko Ukic, in a trade with Toronto.

If that isn't enough, the Bucks are only $1.6 million under the NBA's luxury tax threshold. It's a cinch Sessions will be offered a contract at least double that amount and probably for four years.

Sessions, 23, is regarded as one of the best young point guards in the game. A second-round draft pick out of Nevada-Reno, Sessions spent most of his rookie season with Tulsa in the D-League and played in just 17 games with the Bucks.

However, Sessions blossomed last season. He appeared in 79 games, 39 as a starter. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.7 assists.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Sessions holds the Bucks' all-time record for assists in a game with 24. What's more, he scorched the Detroit Pistons for 44 points in a game last season.

The prevailing feeling was that Sessions would sign an offer sheet with the Knicks. New York coach Mike D'Antoni has an excellent rapport with Sessions and respects his game.

Knicks president Donnie Walsh has had repeated conversations with Wells and with Bucks general manager John Hammond about some sign-and-trade scenarios, although the parties couldn't come to any agreement.

The Knicks have their sights set on signing Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James next summer and don't want to disrupt their salary-cap situation.

The clippers have also shown continual interest in Sessions. Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy is impressed with Sessions' playmaking abilities, particularly his assist-to-turnover ratio.

In 96 games with the Bucks, Sessions averaged 6.0 assists and just 1.9 turnovers.

http://my.journaltimes.com/post/woelfel ... sheet.html

Post #4517 » by **paulpressey25** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:57 am

You guys can link Woelfel, but it sounds from Gery like Ramon will get a four-year offer sheet with the salary starting in the $3 to $3.5mm range.

emunney · Post #4518 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 3:58 am

If they're smart, it's right at 3.4, just over where we'd be if we cleared Elson.

emunney · Post #4519 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 4:00 am

What I really don't understand about it is that it's four years. Must have some player outs and options.

Post #4520 » by **paulpressey25** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 4:00 am

emunney wrote:If they're smart, it's right at 3.4, just over where we'd be if we cleared Elson.

Yep.

That's exactly where I'd go. I'd probably sign him to a deal that pays him more in year one and steps downward. Something where year one can't be matched by us simply dumping Elson, but forcing us to move Ridnour or someone else.