Derek Fisher

If Derek Fisher could do it all over again, he wouldn’t accept the New York Knicks’ head coaching position—not unless he knew he wouldn’t have to run the triangle offense. Speaking on FS1, Fisher admitted that he didn’t ask enough questions before agreeing to coach the Knicks under team president Phil Jackson (via the New York [...]

According to the highly regarded and well-respected news outlet (sarcasm) TMZ, a robbery occurred in former Los Angeles Lakers point guard and New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher’s home Monday morning. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/826469166542704641] Fisher told police that $300,000 and his five NBA championship rings were stolen in the robbery. Here is an excerpt from [...]

Derek Fisher going directly from playing in the NBA to coaching in the NBA was rare. Aside from Jason Kidd, he’s the only other guy to do this without any sort of break in between. But what might also set Fisher apart from former player-turned-coach, is that he’s now attempting to become the first player-turned [...]

Derek Fisher’s disastrous end to his tenure with the New York Knicks has not turned him off from coaching. Or from big markets. Or from the idea that he, not even two years removed from retiring as a player, can coach in big markets. Per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com (h/t CBS Sports): Sources indicate Derek [...]

Where will Kevin Durant end up? That’s what we all want to know and maybe he hasn’t made up his mind yet. But what we do know is that the Knicks are on his short list. Allegedly. But has that changed? KD and Derek Fisher were teammates a few years ago in OKC and were [...]

Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson are on the same page. Still. For now. The firing of head coach Derek Fisher gave way to the prospect of Anthony, now 31, growing frustrated with the Knicks and entertaining the idea that he should wave his no-trade clause. But he isn’t going to do [...]

In hindsight, Phil Jackson’s decision to fire New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher seemed to be a long time coming. It didn’t feel that way at first. Fisher is a Jackson disciple. He was Phil’s second choice to man the Knicks after Steve Kerr committed to the Golden State Warriors. The Knicks were a [...]

Kevin Durant signing with the New York Knicks in 2016 free agency is a pipe dream. Russell Westbrook joining New York as a free agent in 2017? Now that’s possible. Supposedly. Here’s Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports: The Knicks have a real chance to sell Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook in 2017 – New York and [...]

Oh, Knicks. The New York Knicks fired Derek Fisher on Monday, which came as a fairly big surprise considering his ties to team president Phil Jackson. But he’s gone. And while Luke Rambis, one of the worst head coaches I’ve personally ever seen, will be taking over in the interim, the Knicks have their wish [...]

Derek Fisher apparently doesn’t have unconditional job security with the New York Knicks. No head coach, save for maybe Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, and perhaps Rick Carlisle in Dallas, can necessarily say that about their situation. You don’t get into the NBA coaching game if you’re looking for stability. But Fisher is only in [...]