New York Knicks: Five reasons to love the Ramon Sessions signing

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AUBURN HILLS, MI – JANUARY 5: Ramon Sessions #7 of the Charlotte Hornets handles the ball during a game against the Detroit Pistons on January 5, 2017 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. Pick And Roll Proficiency

The New York Knicks have committed wholeheartedly to head coach Jeff Hornacek’s offense. After failing in its attempts to install the triangle offense under Phil Jackson, the Knicks will now trust Hornacek to take what he’s learned as a player and coach, and turn it into 2017-18 success.

If the Knicks are to embrace Hornacek’s previous approach to offense, then the pick and roll will become a prominent aspect of the team’s execution.

It’s likely that Hornacek will adapt his system to the 2017-18 roster. Both Frank Ntilikina and Kristaps Porzingis have extensive experience running the pick and roll in Europe, however, and Hornacek heavily emphasized that very play in Phoenix.

If that proves to be the case, then Ramon Sessions could be a valuable commodity due to his proven proficiency in working the pick and roll.

Sessions may not be Goran Dragic or Steve Nash, but he knows how to run the pick and roll effectively. In games, that could make him a valued player in terms of how he complements franchise cornerstones Willy Hernangomez and Porzingis.

On the practice court, Sessions could help Ntilikina translate his pick and roll proficiency—his primary offensive skill—to the NBA.