Sessions signing begins the post-Rubio backcourt remake

Labor Day is a better time than most to write about the industrious David Kahn, who thus far has made good on his pledge to adopt a blue-collar work ethic toward rebuilding the fortunes of the Wolves franchise. Remarkably, Friday's signing of Ramon Sessions to a 4-year offer sheet worth about $16 million makes more sense in the short term than further out; remarkable because Sessions won't turn 24 until the final week of the 2009-10 season, and because he immediately becomes the best player in Minnesota's backcourt. This assumes, of course, that the Milwaukee Bucks won't match the Wolves' offer, which is their right but apparently not their preference. The Bucks are a mere $1.6 million below the luxury tax threshold of the salary cap and Sessions is schedule to make $3.7 his first year, meaning he would cost the Bucks $5.8 million--his salary and the extra $2.1 million the team is over the cap. And that's just year one, with Milwaukee staring ...