The Lakers have gone to their past in hopes that it will help solidify their immediate future in the backcourt. Derek Fisher Point guard Derek Fisher, who played an integral role on the Lakers' three-peat team earlier this decade, has agreed in principle to a three-year contract, the Los Angeles Times reports. The deal is worth roughly $14 million. Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2934966 Its good to have Fisher back, he was one of my favorite players when he was on the Lakers: hs: Is his contract MLE or veterns minimum
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Times reports that the first year of Fisher's proposed deal with the Lakers would pay him a little more than $4 million. That leaves Los Angeles with a little more than $1 million left from their $5.3 million mid-level exception to sign another free agent. The Lakers still have the veterans' exception of $1.3 million.</div> That gives us 1.3mil to spend on someone. With another 1.3 of the vets mininum. Can't you put those together to give away 2.6mil?
<div class="quote_poster">The Legend Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">That gives us 1.3mil to spend on someone. With another 1.3 of the vets mininum. Can't you put those together to give away 2.6mil?</div> Nope you can't combine them.
PG - Derek Fisher SG - Kobe Bryant SF - Luke Walton PF - Lamar Odom C - Kwame Brown This team is going to be in the lottery for sure next season. Kobe's gone by next season IMO if he doesn't demand a trade by the deadline.
So uhhh, we're still in the first round here. Will maybe win 2 games this time around. Not impressed, Mitch
<div class="quote_poster">Dark Hero Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Fisher is great but then again why will you need 3 PG?</div> Fisher is there to mentor and teach Jordan Farmar and Jaravis Crittenton. You can't honestly tell me you'd be comfortable with a sophmore Jordan Farmar starting in an 82 game season, backed up by a rookie Jaravis Crittenton in the triangle offense, do you? I really doubt Crittenton will see much playing next season. His minutes will probably be similar to Andrew Bynum in his first season
I'd be ok with this signing if it didn't take away most of our MLE. Oh well, at least it's only a three year deal. But regardless, Fisher isn't what he used to be. He's no longer a great defensive player and his offense consists of spot up jumpers and not much else. Who knows, hopefully being back in LA will jumpstart the back end of his career a little, but I doubt it.
