Derek Fisher
Fisher with the Thunder in February 2014
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
August 9, 1974 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Parkview Arts and Science Magnet (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| College | Little Rock (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1996–2014 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 2, 4, 37, 6 |
| Coaching career | 2014–2016 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996–2004 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2004–2006 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2006–2007 | Utah Jazz |
| 2007–2012 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2012 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2013–2014 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2016 | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As player:
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 10,713 (8.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,658 (2.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,804 (3.0 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
As player:
Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played professionally in the NBA for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five NBA championships. He has also served as president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).
Fisher played college basketball for the Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans, earning the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1996. 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. 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. Due to his daughter's health, he asked to be released from his contract in 2007. He rejoined the Lakers and won two more NBA titles with Bryant and Jackson.
In 2012 he was traded to the Houston Rockets, where he bought out his contract and was waived at his request. He then joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the remainder of the season, playing for the 2012 NBA championship in his eighth Finals appearance. 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 later rejoined the Oklahoma City Thunder for another late season push. 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. The following season, he was hired as the head coach of the Knicks by Jackson, who had become the team's president.
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