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

By Maxwell Ogden

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 13: Ramon Sessions #7 of the Charlotte Hornets handles the ball during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 13, 2017 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 13: Ramon Sessions #7 of the Charlotte Hornets handles the ball during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 13, 2017 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MEMPHIS, TN – NOVEMBER 28: Ramon Sessions #7 of the Charlotte Hornets dribbles the ball down the court during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum on November 28, 2016 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Hornets defeated the Grizzlies 104-85. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN – NOVEMBER 28: Ramon Sessions #7 of the Charlotte Hornets dribbles the ball down the court during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum on November 28, 2016 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Hornets defeated the Grizzlies 104-85. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

2. Team-Friendly Contract

The New York Knicks have signed Ramon Sessions to a deal that will protect the organization from a potential letdown. The contract is mindful of Sessions’ age and trajectory, as well as his realistic value to the Knicks’ long-term potential.

By signing Sessions to a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum, it comes down to the healthy reality that he’ll walk in 2018 if it doesn’t work out.

Sessions’ one-year deal worth $2.3 million resembles a rare instance of the Knicks being financially responsible. Rather than handing him a multi-year deal that convinces him to accept a progressively diminishing role, it played it safe and opted to be responsible.

No available free agent was going to change the face of the organization, and that makes a one-year contract the best possible outcome.

Ntilikina may be a project player, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to take five years before he’s a competent player. It’s possible that he’ll experience unexpectedly immediate success, a la Kristaps Porzingis, just as it’s possible that he’ll be ready as soon as 2017-18 or 2018-19.

Between the limited cap space and the presence of a promising young player at the position, the Knicks did everything right with this contract.