First a surprise: It was nice out in Milwaukee today.

Second is not a surprise: Ramon Sessions status remains up in the air.

(Sigh.)

• Word is that the Bucks aren’t making it easy on the Knicks.  According to Newsday, the Bucks are willing to match an offer of up to three million, and it seems like the Knicks aren’t uber-excited to push an offer up too far past that level.

There is one caveat that Walsh must consider in this pursuit: A source with knowledge of the Bucks’ thinking said the cost-conscious team most likely would match any offer up to $3 million per season.  A sign-and-trade has not been discussed at this point.

• Notable in the excerpt I’ve chosen from said Newsday article is that a sign-and-trade has not been discussed.  If that’s accurate it does not surprise me.  As I’ve said many times before, the Knicks have virtually nothing of value to offer the Bucks for Sessions.  The idea of getting David Lee is fun, but improbable as explained thoroughly by Frank at BrewHoop.

Here’s something I’m not hearing much about with the Sessions situation, but is getting more logical by the day: accepting the qualifying offer.  Any time a player chooses a one year deal as opposed to the security of a four to five year contract it’s a calculated risk, but it has to be up for consideration at this point for Sessions and his agent.  Sessions qualifying offer is valued at somewhere between $1 and $1.5 million.  If he played on that deal for one year he’d be an unrestricted free agent following the upcoming season.  Let’s take a look at the pluses and minuses if he were to go that route. (more…)