In a big fat question mark moment, the Los Angeles Lakers have traded veteran guard Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets….
In the deal, the Rockets get Fisher and a first round pick for power forward Jordan Hill. Hill was a first round pick by the New York Knicks out of Arizona in the 2009 NBA draft.
It seems kinda funky to do Fish like this, but its a business, right?
A cold business.
It’s a forgone conclusion that upon retirement, Derek Fisher will have a front office job but one would think the Lakers organization would send him to a more successful situation to close out his career.
Jim Buss is a piece of work.
Best wishes to The Fishers.
BALLER UPDATE:
Whispers around LA indicate that retirement may be Derek Fisher’s next move. Stay tuned…….
Tipping my fedora to SB Nation Los Angeles.
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don
15 March, 2012 at 4:52 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yes. Best of wishes to a class guy on and off the court (minus the understandable flops here and there) and hopefully Lakers will find a respected position in the front office. A cold business, indeed.
Vcarter1
16 March, 2012 at 7:41 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
don’t know what’s going on with the lakers these days. 1st odom and now fisher…buss and others have lost their minds. i know this is a business…. but where does loyality fit in the picture? make new friends but keep the old one is silver and the other is gold. kobe let them have it!!!!
Jim
19 March, 2012 at 7:15 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
great story, all ways will be a big time player. Personnaly i thought they should have let him retire a Laker.
Rob
21 March, 2012 at 10:51 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Derek Fisher should have definitely been afforded the opportunity to finish his career as a Laker. Now it looks like he will be in Oklahoma City which means his old team will see him in the playoffs. That spells trouble!