All I can say is, more power to him.
By choosing to wade into the open waters of free agency, Sessions is basically saying that he is worth more money than his $4.5 million player option guarantees.
Good luck with that.
There may be some teams who are willing to over-pay for Sessions (Memphis?) based on his late regular-season surge for the Lakers, but Sessions certainly comes with a "caveat emperor," or buyer beware label.
Sessions has proved that he has the size, quickness and strength to get to the rim at will off the dribble. Sessions has also proved that he can't defend the pick-and-roll if his life depends on it. And he's not much better mano a mano, either.
If Sessions' playoff debut was an audition for other NBA teams, then the only franchise paying attention was probably Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats.
Jordan's team is the only NBA franchise I can think of that Sessions might make an immediate impact as a starter, without the benefit of teammates like Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
Playing alongside those three, Sessions has the potential to be a very good point guard, but put him on any other NBA squad, and Sessions will revert to the backup player his career suggests he is.
Still, Sessions' decision to journey into free agency presents the Lakers with a dilemma, or an opportunity, depending on how you look at it.
The Lakers would be silly to over-pay in order to retain Sessions since there is no certainty he will ever be the type of lead guard the franchise needs. But Sessions' folly may have cleared the way for the Lakers to pursue a guard who does have the proven talent to impact the future of the franchise.
Many Lakers fans have sa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
