All Aboard!
He couldn't beat out Luke Ridnour. He was getting limited minutes. But now that the Bucks are in shambles, look who is leading them to victory: Ramon Sessions. The bandwagon is back on track.
Sessions opened a lot of eyes at the end of last year with some ridiculous games at the end of the season. His season got off to a rough start but now he's getting legit minutes and putting up some eye-popping numbers once again. 44 points against Detroit isn't what it used to be since AI is in town and the defense isn't what it once was but to score 44 points without even attempting a three pointer is pretty amazing in the modern age. He just helped the Bucks beat the Houston Rockets.
The reason more people might want to pay attention to Sessions is because he is a free agent at the end of this year and the Bucks are dangerously close to the luxury tax limit. If he continues his stellar play, he's going to probably price himself out of Milwaukee. So teams should either start making plays for Sessions in deadline trade offers or they need to keep tabs for when he becomes a free agent (he might be a nice fit in Atlanta to replace Bibby).
There are some reports that Milwaukee is looking to dump Richard Jefferson. Portland should make a run at RJ and Sessions in some sort of deal with a few young guys and Raef Lafrentz's expiring deal. The Cavs also could make a run at Jefferson if the Bucks really are looking to cut costs.
There are always rumors of deals at the point of the year but with attendance down and the recession upon us, this might be the season in which a lot of these rumors because fact, as teams are dying to cut costs. (Some reports have the Hornets looking to dump salary because they are close to being broke). Finally, the recession does something good for us. Most people can't afford to go to the games but at least the NBA news might be exciting.
