Lakers: Derek Fisher Mulling An NBA Comeback? (Video)
By Eric Yee
Is former Los Angeles Lakers point guard, Derek Fisher actually thinking about making an NBA comeback?
Coaching the New York Knicks for one and a half seasons — fired in 2016 after the Knickerbockers started off 23-31 — Derek Fisher definitely had a better career playing on teams like the Lakers, than coaching to this point.
On Sunday, Fisher posted an Instagram video, similar to what his young counterparts have been doing lately, of him training with basketball trainer, Jamal Dash.
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While it’s one thing to film a retired player shooting around on an outside court with their kids, or making bets that a whole camp win shoes if you miss three shots, it’s a different thing entirely to see one taking part in training activities like this… Unless of course that player is trying to make an NBA comeback.
Hell, even Gilbert Arenas was recently recorded shooting around at the same training facility as buddy, Nick Young, knocking down threes with consistency and with the amount of money that has been thrown around this offseason, I can’t blame either of them.
Fisher’s post came with the caption citing Russell Westbrook‘s, aka Derek Fisher’s “lil brodie,” saying “Why not,” which is extremely vague, and Fisher likely knows that.
There have been player-coaches in the NBA before, but, and correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not sure if there’s ever been a player who has retired, coached a team, then came back from retirement to play in the NBA. If Fisher does so, he could have his name in the NBA record books forever, as well as a million dollar contract.
In all seriousness, while I could definitely see Fish trying to comeback, I doubt anyone would be willing to give him a serious look when there are a decent amount of other younger, more capable options still available.
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That said, he could also just be a man in his 40s trying to stay in shape, both are real possibilities.