Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Lakers may have lost their coolest head in veteran Derek Fisher last week but they have gained a red-hot facilitator in fellow guard Ramon Sessions.
Fisher, who has won five NBA Championship rings in LA with All-Star Kobe Bryant, was traded to the Houston Rockets eight days ago as Sessions was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with forward Christian Eyenga.
The arrival of 25-year-old point guard Sessions has already given the Lakers much needed speed and athleticism. In his first five games, the aggressive Sessions has galvanised the Lakers offence and, perhaps most significantly, has freed up the high-scoring Bryant to focus on scoring rather than on play-making.
Sessions, competing in his fifth season in the NBA, had already represented three teams before joining the Lakers last week — the Milwaukee Bucks, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cavaliers.
