Thunder Sign Derek Fisher

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8983668/oklahoma-city-thunder-bring-derek-fisher-back-third-point-guard

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Thunder signed veteran Derek Fisher on Monday, filling an opening for a third point guard that was created when Eric Maynor got traded to Portland.

Fisher joins Oklahoma City for the stretch run for the second straight season. He played in 20 regular-season games and then all 20 playoff games last season.

Fisher appeared in nine games this season with the Dallas Mavericks before asking for his release in December because the 38-year-old -- after suffering a knee injury -- wanted to return home to his family in Los Angeles.

Fisher won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers before getting traded to Houston last season, then buying his way out of his contract with the Rockets.

Fisher is also the president of the NBA Players Association, which recently ousted longtime executive director Billy Hunter.

Fisher, who won five championships with the Lakers, was viewed as a key locker room presence by Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks as the Thunder made it all the way to the Finals, losing to the Miami Heat in five games.

Fisher was productive during his brief stint in Dallas, averaging 8.6 points and 3.6 assists in just more than 25 minutes per game. And he was a natural fit in the Oklahoma City locker room last spring, delivering valuable championship experience to a team short on playoff-tested veterans.

Upon his release from the Mavericks in December, Fisher said: "The recovery time [from the knee injury] will be approximately two weeks. With this news and the difficulty I have been having being away from my family, I have asked the organization to waive me so I can return home.

"[Mavericks owner] Mark Cuban has been extremely supportive and has granted me this request. I cannot say enough good things about this organization. From Mark, to Coach [Rick] Carlisle, to the players on the Mavericks' team, I sincerely thank them for the opportunity.

"I have made decisions in the past, leaving money and opportunity on the table, and I will need to do that again. My family is my priority and that is where I choose to be. I won't close the possibility that I will play again; however, for now my family and being close to them remains the priority."

 

[FedEx227]

Hate this guy for a multitude of reasons including using his daughter's condition to get out of his contract with the Jazz and this is not a good idea. If he takes any minutes away from Jackson it's a huge negative.

He was beyond miserable for OKC last year and DAL this year.

 

[IamMedellin]

deja vu?

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Fisher is now 2/2 for using his family as an excuse to get out of a contract

 

[FedEx227]

Gigantic piece of shit.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Isn't this the THIRD time he's pulled this shit on a team? Utah, then he hid in his basement and pouted until Houston released him, and now Dallas.

What an asshole.

 

[ralaw]

I don't understand how this dude keeps getting a job.....he must be the greatest leader in the history of the world.

 

[FedEx227]

Isn't this the THIRD time he's pulled this shit on a team? Utah, then he hid in his basement and pouted until Houston released him, and now Dallas.

What an asshole.

At least with Houston he just didn't want to play for them and didn't hide behind his family as an excuse for needing to get released, he just pouted like an asshole.

 

[Senser81]

Isn't this the THIRD time he's pulled this shit on a team? Utah, then he hid in his basement and pouted until Houston released him, and now Dallas.

What an asshole.

I don't know...sounds like Fisher's family is the problem...not him.

 

[Acesuper]

I don't understand how this dude keeps getting a job.....he must be the greatest leader in the history of the world.

In the Los Angeles Laker's last game against the Heat, Wade or Bron or some other whack ass heat player was on a full, committed sprint towards the hoop. Might of had two Lakers with him...One of those players being Steve Nash with his waxed and parted hair and his so called "sacrifice" mentality he talked about in an interview during that game...Anyway.

Bron, who I believe it was, sort of did a little spin move before going up...The spin move gave away the exact location he was going to end up before going up to the hoop. Opportunity to get the charge call was 100% there. Enough time. I saw a mile away. Nash saw it too because for a slight second he looked up into Lebron's golden brown eyes with awe and fear...and turned away from taking the charge...And if you saw that game ralaw you knew that every fucking possession mattered as we were being out rebounded and the ball just kept bouncing the Heat's way...

Fisher would of planted his feet.

And a man who will fucking plant his feet for a team....I'll fucking play my heart out right besides him. Fisher....for threeeeeeeeee....

But yeah he old.