by Charlie O. Mallonee

The Sacramento Kings have traded point guard Ramon Sessions the Washington Wizards in exchange for point/shooting guard Andre Miller. The trade was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

The trade reunites Miller with his former coach George Karl. Miller played for Karl in Denver. Their player – coach relationship is described as close.

Miller, who 38 years old, is in his 16th season in the NBA. He was in his second season with the Wizards.

Miller has seen action in 51 games this season coming off the bench. He has been primarily used at point guard. Miller is averaging 3.6 points per game in 12 plus minutes of average playing time. He is shooting 54.2 percent from the field. Miller is not a 3-point shooting threat.

The 28 year old Sessions was averaging 5.4 points per game in just a little over 17 minutes of average playing time for Sacramento.

Why the trade? First, Miller has an expiring contract which gives the Kings some flexibility in the off-season. Secondly, having someone who has played for Karl may help the Kings players to better understand their new coach. Finally, Miller can be a mentor to talented second year point guard Ray McCallum.