2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers: Where are they now?

#3 Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher in the defensive position

Derek Fisher was picked 24th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1996 NBA draft and played most seasons for them. He played first eight seasons with Lakers and won three championships. He played two seasons with Golden State Warriors and one with Utah Jazz before coming back to the Lakers in 2007 to win two more championships.

In 2001-02 regular season, Fisher started 35 off the 70 games he played. He averaged 11.2 points per game and shot 3-pointers with a team-high accuracy of 41.3%. In the NBA finals, he started all four games and averaged 12.8 points per game. He also shot three-pointers with an accuracy of 66.7% in the finals. Fisher retired from the game with two seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunders in 2014.

Where is he now: Post-retirement, he took up the role as the head coach of New York Knicks in June 2014. He coached them for two seasons. In 2017, he was on the panel of analysts for Turner Sports' new Players Only programming slate.