Sessions Traded To Cavs

by Ben Kopelman on July 27th, 2010 at 9:27 am

Via ESPN:

“The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their first post-LeBron James personnel move on Monday night, trading troubled guard Delonte West and point guard Sebastian Telfair to the Minnesota Timberwolves for point guard Ramon Sessions, 7-footer Ryan Hollins and a future second-round pick.”

I wrote a long winded post last summer about why Ramon Sessions would have been the right fit for the Knicks system and future. After last season’s paltry 8/3, I can’t say I’m too sad I didn’t get my wish.

That said, he also only played around 20 minutes a game; so in all fairness, the jury is still somewhat out on the kid who almost became a Knick a year ago.

We’ll see if Byron Scott can get him to the next level…

  • grahambo86

    Looks like LBJ’s mom will be racking up those frequent flier miles going between Miami and Minny.

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    west got waived

  • BiggieSmalls

    in fairness to Sessions the Triangle offense is murder on young Point Guards.

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    SCOTT mos def envisions SESSIONS as a good p.g that can dish with the best of them,if he gets the starting job i think he will average-12-18pts with 8-12 assist a game

  • http://www.reeltalkblog.com Shakespeare

    now my question is, why in God’s name did Kahhhhhhnn makes this deal, to only waive Delonte West??? You sign sessions to 4 yr 16mil last yr, than the next year give the same deal for Ridnour to only trade Sessions for essentially just Sebastian Telfair….

    smdh…i think we allll could be doing a better job than kahhhhnn is out there…what is this Sebastian’s 3rd stint in minny??? lol…kahhnnn is the worst…

  • Joe-V

    Ben: Felton is better than Sessions, so don’t feel any type of way. I think Felton is 2nd Tier PG in the League right now, and if D’Antoni can get it out of him he can become Elite and a possible top 5 PG in the league with the group below.

    1- D Will
    2- CP3
    3- D.Rose
    4- Rondo
    5- Nash – ?

    For all who think I’m crazy on Felton, it happens just like when Chauncy went to Detroit, right place at the right time under the right coach.

    This kid Sessions is going into a bad situation in CLE, I kind of feel bad for him. Maybe not, its been a bad situation here for IDK like 10yrs so OH-Well CLEVLAND.. Have a nice season

  • Joe-V

    Kahn is an embarresment, he really doesn’t have a clue.

    Salutes to my boy Chris Webber for calling out Kahn on TV,

  • Qaspec

    West and Telfair will both be released I thought I read

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    telfair second go with the wolves.
    the suns want him they might trade for him

  • grahambo86

    Oh. There goes my joke. lol

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    when your young an get a chance to start an get major minutes THAT= the best situation for u,i know how sessions feels..

    as for felton better than sessions,he has started more an got more minutes than SESSIONS but in reality FELTON is garbage felton is DUHON version 2.0,unless he works on his shot this summer an training camp FELTON will be gettin alot of open looks i don’t know who is the better shooter but it’s really tight between FELTON N JEFFRIES-lmao

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    o yea as for that comparison with felton an billups your krazy billups is a way better shooter has always been good at that an got a high b-ball i.q felton got none of that.

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    don’t worry he would land up somewhere an u can bring back the joke

  • Qaspec

    I would still like to see the team sign a true shooting guard, especially if Kelenna is unable to go 100% at the beginning of the season.

  • E-Roc

    average 8 – 12 assists a game… NO WAY!!!

    The elite point guards in the league average 11 or better. Ramon Session will be lucky to AVERAGE 7 assists a game. That does not mean he won’t have a few games sprinkled here and there with 12 assists but no way he AVERAGES close to that many.

  • jws366

    Can you stop typing like a moron? You clearly aren’t that stupid. Why do you have to type that way?

  • E-Roc

    dude you said Sessions could average up to 12 assists. You have lost all credibility.

  • TobyKnight

    Which deal makes more sense?

    Gallo, Randolph, Chandler, TD + 1st rd pick for Paul and Okafor

    or Randolph + Chandler +2nd picks for Rubio

    The former nets us a sure fire superstar, but we can’t sign Melo as a FA.
    The latter gives us a potential all star to share duties with Felton for a period of time while acclimating to the NBA. We also would be able to sign Melo.

    Rubio
    Walker
    Gallo
    Amare
    Turiaf

    2011
    Rubio
    ??? – Someone we get for Felton + Gallo
    Melo
    Amare
    Mozgov or Turiaf or someone we get for Felton + Gallo

    If Rubio pans out we could essentially have a Big 4. Hate to give up Gallo, but he is redundant with Melo and we would be better off getting a pure SG

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    lmao,the guy came close to breaking the record 2-3 years ago with not much to dish it to in BUCKS LAND,if he gets the starting job 8-12 will be in his league

  • E-Roc

    +1, sign Rashad McCants LOL. if we don’t have any other planned deals for ill will then flip him for Rudy. Not as good on D but a better outside shot, can really get up there and finish at the rim and he plays smart and is really athletic. besides we either trade wilson or lose him for nothing, his cap hold will be $9M and we will let him go if we have a shot at signing Melo.

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    are the donnie or dolan?
    cuz u seem really pissed that i’m callin it as it is,FELTON IS GARBAGE

  • E-Roc

    first of all what are you smoking? second of all, 8 – 12 is a pretty big, vague range.
    third of all Steve Nash led the league last year with 11. Now all of a sudden a career backup is going to average TWELVE!!!

    fourth of all, he came close to breaking what record 2-3 years ago? He averaged 7.5 assists a few years ago, that’s not breaking any records.

    Check your KNOWLEDGE Son!

  • DatNewYorker

    @DaGawd

    Who the Hell said that felton is better than Billups? Billups is a much better player than Felton. Billups- Top 5 in the NBA. Felton-I give him top 15. I like Felton but he was not anyones first choice to replace Duhon but he is certainly an upgrade.

  • http://www.reeltalkblog.com Shakespeare

    ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS??? Felton shot 38% from the 3pt line last year, which was better than everyone on the knicks besides Bill Walker who didn’t take as many. He had a vast improvement from the year before.

    If you honestly believe Felton is garbage, than you don’t know basketball. Felton avg’d 13 and 6 in a system that didn’t utilize his skill set, WHICH IS TO RUN!!!!! In this system Ray will be a problem, and certainly be a top 10pg this season. Duhon 2.0?? are you serious???

    He is the anti-duduhon, he’s willing to take the big shot, HE TAKES THE BALL TO THE BASKET. All things that Duhon did not and would not do.

    Think it’s time for you and the rest of you haters to go across the river and rout for the bumm a$$ nyets….

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    u need to check those games when he was having 10-20 assist in most nights when he got time in BUCK-LAND and the KNOWLEDGE part i’m cleary DAGAWD OF IT

  • brookdon

    First doesn’t work capwise….

    Maybe Felton, chandler, Randolph, Curry and two second rounders for Paul Okafur, is better than the rubio trade. When is rubio coming to the us anyway?

  • Qaspec

    We should really stop putting in Turiaf as a possible starting center. He’s a backup that with his condition can’t give you starters minutes over an 82 game season. Nellie said it himself in summer league, Turiaf is the kind of player who can provide 15-20 min off the bench nothing more.

  • grahambo86

    Appreciate the support. lol

  • Qaspec
  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    i guess u never seen FELTON in action i was kiddin with the jeffries comment but dude can’t shoot thats why he don’t take much shots,HATE on a guys thats clearly being overrated by knicks fans that been DRINKING anything donnie danni and dolan gave them,come on now…

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    dude joe-v said-it happens just like when Chauncy went to Detroit, right place at the right time under the right coach.

    i don’t see that cuz felton has nothing billups has,unless felton works on his entire game this summer than i’ll be like ok but until that FELTON isn’t much of an upgrade over DUHON

  • xxLcaSh78

    +1

  • xxLcaSh78

    -1

  • DatNewYorker

    Who care about Sessions? We need to sign a Shooting guard and a PG before the season starts. We can’t go into the season with just Felton and Douglas as our only ball handlers. I sure hope nobody thinks that Rautins is an option. We have not one guard that can handle the job. Chandler, Azubuike, Bill Walker, Fields and Gallo are our only option if Felton or Douglas gets hurt or gets into foul trouble.

    We can get Rafer Alston for cheap. I think Jason Williams is also availabe but we should pick up a vet PG before the season starts.

  • KnickFan4Life

    He’s gotta have someone to pass it too. Have you taken a look at the cavs roster?

  • E-Roc

    10 – 20 assists in Buckland. DaGawD… you are crazy if you think a string of a few big games is representative of what he could do over the course of a full season. if he was good enough to average 12 assists don’t you think that he would have latched on as a starter with a team by now? i mean the people in charge of operations know a lot more about hoops than me or you combined. there is a reason he hasn’t started for a team yet. And he will not start in CLE either, he will be backup to Mo Williams, another ex-Buck.

  • KnickFan4Life

    Felton is way better than Duhon for the simple fact that he can drive and get to the basket. That alone makes him about 10 times better…

  • KnickFan4Life

    Felton already has a much better understanding of how to be an NBA PG than Billups did when he got to Detroit. The thing with Billups was that he needed to be taught how to play the PG position which is what Brown did with him. The rap on Billups was that he was very talented but teams didn’t know how to use the guy because he couldn’t really play PG. I don’t think Felton has the upside Billups had though. Billups was/is more talented…

  • http://www.reeltalkblog.com Shakespeare

    i’ve been watching felton since his freshman year of college, which he was one of the best pgs in the nation, cause he played in a perfect “SYSTEM” for him. Roy Williams’ run and gun…

    and since when is shooting 38% considered “CAN’T SHOOT”??? I’ll admit earlier in his career he had issues from the line, but as any player in the league, CP3 included, has improved on his 3pt shot…

    TRUST, if Phil Weber and Dan D’Antoni can improve your man Jared Jeffries shot, they will easily improve Felton’s to over 40% this year…MARK MY WORDS!!!

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    lmao,no1 in the knicks organization knows anything more than me about basketball an mayb alot more on a reality knowledge level.

  • Joe-V

    @ DaGawd

    you must be a young guy, because you probably don’t remember Chauncy in Boston,TOronto,Minnesota,Denver (the 1st time), way before he became a Piston.

    U don’t like Felton’s game thats fine, U wanna rip him for playing in Larry Brown’s offense? OK fine too..
    Just shows me you don’t know what your talking about.

    Felton was the 5th pick in the draft a few yrs back, and when he’s doing him this yr.. Do me a favor don’t be JOCKEY!

  • Joe-V

    RUBIO???? OHH MAN SERIOUSLY ?? U know Kahn is holding him so he can finally execute his master plan.

    Rubio, Flynn, Luke, Sebastion, and Darko… LMAO!!

  • Joe-V

    Felton was the top PG available this summer..HELLO!!

    its not like we rank the players, the experts do..

    Felton is going to be a great fit in the Knicks system and i bet all the fans will love the way he plays.

  • Joe-V

    @ DagawD

    “no1 in the knicks org knows anyting more than me about basketball” – WTF are u talking about..
    My dude ur a Monday Morning QB, who’s paying ur salary ?? it aint any NBA team, i know that. Get off ur own jock strap, and wake up.. Ur just a FAN,,, WOW – u think u no more than Donnie Walsh, unbelievable

  • Joe-V

    WHO SENT YOU? LOL hahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah LMAO – u gotta be like 13yrs old and on ur summer break, what happened did u see a DVD on ball and now ur an expert!! hahahahahahahah

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    none of those vets will be picked up,donnie doesn’t have a clue

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    your a fan,i’m just DAGAWD OF KNOWLEDGE

  • Joe-V

    @ KnickFan4Life

    i agree, I wass using Billups as an example becuase there game is similar. Both players are Big PG’s who use size & strength, both are PG’s first run the team and can hit a big shot/3 against whoever.

    Felton probably will never be the player Billups turned into, but it isn’t that far fetched….

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    u said FELTON AN BILLUPS are comparable to situation but do u know billups had much more tools than FELTON THE SCRUB,WAKE UP lil son.u gotta be a country dude

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    he can drive but doesn’t do it consistently if he did he would of averaged more than 5 assist,watch the games an stop watching highlight of the scrub aka felton,wake up

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    lmao@ billups an felton a similar..ONLY ON THE KNICKSBLOG where the kool aid drinkers got unlimited stupidity

  • http://www.youtube.com/tharealest62qb DaGawD_KnowLedge

    felton hasn’t improved from college to the nab he’s basically almost average the same points an assist but hey if u think he’s good it’s yourmind not mines u can’t believe whateva u want.

  • TobyKnight

    Portland said they will trade Fernandez. What chances do we have of getting him?
    How weak a position is Portland in?
    Could we trade Walker to 2nd rd picks?
    Azubuike?

    Would love Fernandez on the team

    Felton
    Fernandez
    Gallo
    Amare
    Mozgov/Turiaf/Randolph

  • E-Roc

    wake up… Sessions aint averaging 12 dimes this year. I bet your mother’s life on that.

  • PickNY

    Finally,

    You guys finally got it that this Dawg-no-knowledge is full of S***! That Duhon better than Felton was the last straw dealing with this ignorant dumba** hater. He has no credibility, but hateration!

  • Joe-V

    Work up this kidd-o(DawgnoKnowledge) is full of hot smoke and orange soda, basically nothing!!

  • Joe-V

    +3+1

    Rudy on this Knicks team is a match, i’m hoping we make this move and go on from there.

    Felton-Rudy-Galo-Amar’e-Randolph = tough match ups for other teams,, thats a run-n-gun up&down team.. and thats what MD want to do ..

  • All Hail Gallo

    @DaGawd i always knew you had a low basketball intelligence, but that was just terrible. 8 to 12 assists? Wow. The numbers you just put down are similar to another guys stats from 04-06 you might know him. His names steve nash, those were the years he won back to back mvps. Please go join nets blog your dumb

  • All Hail Gallo

    Wests contract is partially guaranteed. They saved a few mill by releasing him.

  • All Hail Gallo

    again 8-12 assists. You are retarded. Stop posting.

  • All Hail Gallo

    I like that idea ive said it a million times. If kahn thinks rubio is ever gna be in minny hes retarded (although every move hes ever made only seems to reinforce that notion anyhow). Send him our way and we can provide more than enough in return. Bring Rubio where he belongs. NY.

    Rubio
    Melo
    Gallo
    Amare
    Stalin

    Move felton in a deal at the deadline to bring in some frontcourt help or depth and you got a squad in a year or two barring a lockout.

  • All Hail Gallo

    We dont need some moody psycho writing suicide poetry and pulling anthony randolph down with him. Kid is already shaky

  • All Hail Gallo

    for once i agree with you, i dont get why we dont bring in alston for a year at the minimum. He wants to be here and hes a serviceable backup for 15 minutes a night. plus… hes skip to my lou

  • All Hail Gallo

    he just started his teenage years that can be a confusing time

  • nychoopsfan

    wasnt telfair on minny already? the new york high school playground legend sure has had a crap career…

  • nychoopsfan

    yup. lol. just looked it up. in fact he was just on minny last season. trading sessions for telfair and west is totally admitting that minny never should’ve signed sessions.

    kahn proves most of us could do the GM job if we knew someone in the nba. lol