![]() Over the course of his rookie season, Fisher appeared in 80 games, averaging 3.9 points, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 rebounds. įisher made his NBA debut in an early-season game against the Phoenix Suns, tallying 12 points and five assists. ![]() Bryant went on to say that Fisher was his favorite teammate he ever played with. The Lakers also traded for rookie Kobe Bryant in this draft and the two rookies became great friends. Professional career Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) įisher was selected 24th overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, and spent his first eight seasons with them. In 2005, Fisher pledged $700,000 to UALR towards the construction of its Jack Stephens Center auxiliary gym, since named in his honor, and the establishment of the Fisher Fellows Life Skills program, a mentoring series for UALR student-athletes. As a senior, he earned Sunbelt Conference Player of the Year honors after averaging 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. Fisher also set a school record for free throws made in a career (399) and ranked third among all-time UALR leaders in three-point field goals made (125). He averaged 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists over 112 games and led the team in assists and steals every year. Fisher concluded his collegiate career at Arkansas-Little Rock second on the school's all-time lists in points (1,393), assists (472), and steals (189). He went on to attend the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) for four years, with a major in communications. He attended Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, where he was a letterman in basketball. He was the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2019 to 2022.ĭerek Fisher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. On January 19, 2017, Fisher was announced as one of the analysts for Turner Sports' new Players Only programming slate. Fisher also joined Spectrum SportsNet for the 2016–17 NBA season to work as an in-studio analyst for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was fired in 2016, and has since been featured as a broadcast television analyst on Turner Sports' NBA programming. The following season, he was hired as the head coach of the New York Knicks by Jackson, who had become the team's president. He re-signed with them in the off-season and played in a team-high 81 regular-season games for the team in 2013–14. ![]() He later rejoined the Oklahoma City Thunder for another late-season push. After signing with the 2012–13 Dallas Mavericks he played only nine games before being injured and asking to be released from his contract. He then joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the remainder of the season, playing for the 2012 NBA championship in his eighth Finals appearance. In 2012, he was traded to the Houston Rockets, where he bought out his contract and was waived at his request. He rejoined the Lakers and won two more NBA titles with Bryant and Jackson. Due to his daughter's health, he asked to be released from his contract in 2007. ![]() After the 2003–04 NBA season, he signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors, later being traded to the Utah Jazz, whom he helped lead to the Western Conference finals. Selected by the Lakers with the 24th pick in the 1996 NBA draft, he spent his first eight seasons with the franchise, winning three consecutive league championships (2000–2002) with teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal and coach Phil Jackson. He has also served as president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).įisher played college basketball for the Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans, earning the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1996. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Dallas Mavericks. Fisher played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five NBA championships.
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