Derek Fisher

Derek Lamar Fisher ( born August 9, 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas ) is an American basketball player. He is 1.85 m tall, 92 kg and plays on the position of the point guards.

Career

Fisher visited since 1992, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock ( UALR ), where in 1996 he graduated. During his four-year college, Fisher scored for the UALR Trojans average 12.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

In NBA Draft 1996, he was selected in the first round at 24 out of the L. A. Lakers, where he spent at the side of the star player Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant his first eight seasons and three times the NBA championship (2000, 2001, 2002 ) could achieve. In memory primarily a 2- point shot, by the Fisher remains 0.4 seconds before the final siren the L. A. Lakers in five games of the Western Conference semi-final of the season 2003/ 04 a 74:73 victory over the San Antonio Spurs secured. Only through a video proof the validity of the hit was recognized. After this game, Derek Fisher " The Fish did saved L. A. " (the fish who saved L. A. ) was called. Ultimately, the Lakers pulled back into the NBA Finals, which, however, clearly lost as big favorites in five games against the Detroit Pistons.

After this season, Fisher left the Lakers and played two seasons for the Golden State Warriors. In 2006 he then signed a four - year contract with the Utah Jazz. However, Fisher played only one season for the Jazz. Since his daughter life-threatening ill and treated in Los Angeles, was the point guard returned to the L. A. Lakers, where he immediately took an important role in the team. As a point guard, he moved with the team again in 2008, the NBA Finals, which, however, went against the Boston Celtics with 2:4 lost. In 2009, the Lakers reached the NBA Finals and won this time clear with 4-1 win over the Orlando Magic. Fisher had a significant role in the success of the Lakers because he saved his team in the fourth game with a 3- point shot in overtime. This success could be repeated in 2010, making his fifth Fisher and import to date last championship.

In March 2012, Fisher was transferred in exchange for Jordan Hill and a first-round pick to the Houston Rockets, but for which he does not play graduated because his contract was terminated immediately. As a free agent Fisher signed a contract instead with the Oklahoma City Thunder, with whom he also moved into the 2012 NBA Finals, but clearly lost in five games to the Miami Heat. Then Fisher abruptly ended his active career. On November 29, 2012, he was, however, taken by the Dallas Mavericks under contract who responded so after the departure of their structure -budgetary player Jason Kidd and the injury-related loss of their star player Dirk Nowitzki on the previously mixed season performance. On December 23, 2012 Fisher was dismissed at his own request in order to spend time with his family claims to be able to. The following year, he signed a new contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Others

Fisher was the 2006-2013 president of the players union National Basketball Players Association ( NBPA ).

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