Report: Sessions Nearly Off the Table

by Seth on Sep 4, 2009 10:36 AM EDT in News

The word from our old friend Gery Woelfel at the Journal Times is that Ramon Sessions is close to receiving an offer sheet- not from New York, not from L.A., but from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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.

Now, one can't be sure exactly how close Sessions is to reaching an agreement with Minnesota. His pen could be hovering over an offer sheet, or they could be in preliminary discussions. In either case, I wonder if Donnie Walsh rushes into action. The perception was that the Knicks were "negotiating against themselves", so Sessions and his chubby agent had no leverage in the grappling over salary. If this offer sheet with Minnesota is still in its nascent stage, which I bet it is, might Walsh step up his game and swoop in? Knick fans are getting restless. Now that he's got serious competition, it might be time for Walsh to finally part with some loot.

Thoughts? Are we buying this report? Will Walsh kick into the gear or have the Knicks passed on Sessions? Leave it in the commens.

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Hopefully this will prod donnie along a little bit

If sessions comes off the table it will be interesting to see if an agreement with nate or lee is reached sooner

by babyeater26 on Sep 4, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

confused

not sure if i want donnie to pony up or stick to the plan…..but i don’t want duhon starting
by the way my bad on the redundancy

What did the 5 fingers say to the face?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7CBwX1891A
HaHaHaHa!

by Lord Smackington on Sep 4, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions

Make a better offer for sessions

Sign sessions. he’s a great find and a great value. Lebron is not comming next year. Session would be great in the D’Antoni system

by Determination on Sep 4, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions

I'll believe it when I see it

There have been a lot of reports that someone is getting close to signing him. First it was us, then the Clippers were reportedly getting close to a sign and trade. If I was Donnie, I wouldn’t budge on that 1-year deal with a little bit of unguaranteed money the next.

From the T-Wolves prospective, I don’t understand this move. Are they determined to make sure that Rubio never plays for them? Why not just let Jonny Flynn start and get playing time, to see what you have in him. David Kahn is such a moron…

by JayJ44 on Sep 4, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions