For a second there it looked like former NBA point guard Derek Fisher wanted to leave the land of coaching and return to the floor as a player.
He’s having none of it.
The drama started when Fisher posted a video to Facebook in which he works out and it came equipped with a hastag that said “I’m not done yet.”
Seems easy enough to make the connection, right?
Maybe not. Per Fisher, that’s not what the video was implying, though he’d be open to talking with teams:
On-court workouts have been part of my regimen since I played my last game. (1/2)
— DerekFisher (@derekfisher) August 3, 2016
If an NBA team expresses interest, I’m open to dialogue, but at the moment I have no steadfast plan to play again. (2/2)
— DerekFisher (@derekfisher) August 3, 2016
It’s hard to say if any teams would have an interest. Fisher is now 41 years old and spent 18 years in the league, posting averages of 8.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 39.9 percent from the floor.
A return to the floor might be the only option left for Fisher though after the New York Knicks canned him after less than two seasons and a 40-96 record. A very public battle with player Matt Barnes didn’t help things.
Alas, Fisher seems a lock to return to the league one way or another. How makes for one of the more interesting storylines around during this somewhat dead portion of the offseason.
