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What is the Net Worth and Salary of Derek Fisher?

Derek Fisher is a retired NBA player who eventually became the team’s head coach and general manager. Derek Fisher has a net worth of $45 million. In his 18-year professional playing career, he won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and also played for teams including the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder. As of 2020, Fisher holds the record for most playoff games played by an NBA player.

Early life and collegiate career

Derek Fisher was born in 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has an older brother named Duane, who also plays in the NBA. As a teenager, Fisher went to Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School, where he played basketball. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock as a communications major. During his collegiate basketball career at Arkansas, he averaged 12.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 112 games. Fischer led the team each year in steals and assists, and won the Sunbelt Conference Player of the Year as a senior. He finished his career with a school-best record of 1,393 points, 472 assists and 189 steals.

Los Angeles Lakers

In the 1996 NBA draft, Fischer was selected 24th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. He made his NBA debut in a game against the Phoenix Suns, in which he recorded 12 points and five assists. He appeared in 79 more games in his rookie season, averaging 3.9 points and 1.5 assists. During his second season, he and the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals, but eventually lost to the Utah Jazz in four games. In 1998–99, a lockout-shortened season, he averaged 9.8 points and 4.9 assists per game. Fischer had his most successful season ever in 1999–2000, winning his first NBA championship with a victory over the Indiana Pacers. Although he missed the first 62 games of the 2000–01 season due to a leg injury, Fischer came back to start the Lakers’ final 20 games with a roar. The team finished the season with an eight-game winning streak, and went on to sweep through the Western Conference. In the final, the Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, giving Fischer a second consecutive championship title. The next season came a third consecutive title with a win over the New Jersey Nets.

Although Fischer’s success made him the Lakers’ primary point defender, the team was eliminated in the 2003 Western Conference Semifinals, with Fischer being sent back to the bench the following season. However, in Game 5 of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals, Fischer had his biggest playoff moment of all time. With the San Antonio Spurs 73-72 with 0.4 seconds on the clock, Fischer made a buzzer-beating basket to give the Lakers the win. The team went on to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, but lost the NBA Finals to the Detroit Pistons.

Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz

In 2004, Fisher signed a six-year contract with the Golden State Warriors worth $37 million. His time with the team was mostly disappointing, as the Warriors struggled to climb up from the bottom of the Western Conference standings. Nevertheless, in the 2005–06 season, Fischer managed to post his career-highest season-scoring average, with 13.3 points per game.

Fischer was traded to the Utah Jazz in 2006. He appeared in all 82 games of the season, and averaged 10.1 points per game. In the 2007 playoffs in Salt Lake City, New York, Fischer had to miss part of Game 2 due to the emergency surgery of his newborn daughter. Landing in Utah while the game was underway, Fischer came to play in the middle of the third quarter. With only minutes left on the clock, he scored a three-pointer to give the Jazz the win. Later, in the Western Conference Finals, the team fell to the San Antonio Spurs.

return to lakers

In 2007, Fisher officially returned to the Los Angeles Lakers. He resumed his role as a starting point guard in a strong season that ended with an appearance in the NBA Finals; The Lakers eventually lost to the Boston Celtics. The team made it to the finals again the following season, this time beating the Orlando Magic in four games. Another final appearance took place in 2010 against the Boston Celtics; Thanks to a crucial three-pointer from Fischer, the Lakers came back from a 13-point third-quarter deficit and won 83–79 for Fischer’s fifth NBA Championship title.

Rocket, Thunder, and Mavericks

Fischer was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2012. After negotiating a contract purchase with the franchise, he was waived without playing a game. Thereafter, Fischer signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rest of the season. With the Thunder, he made his eighth NBA Finals appearance, eventually losing to the Miami Heat. Subsequently, Fischer signed with the Dallas Mavericks; However, after suffering a knee injury, he requested to be released. In February of 2013, Fischer re-signed with the Thunder, and re-signed that July. He helped the team reach the Western Conference Finals, which were eventually won by the Spurs.

coaching career

In 2014, Fischer was appointed as the head coach of the New York Knicks. Their first season was disappointing, as the Knicks finished with a franchise-worst record of 17–65. Fischer was subsequently fired in early 2016 when the team fell to another unbeaten record.

Fischer has had better success as head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, a position he began in late 2018. In its first season, the team finished with a 22–12 record and one semi-final appearance. In its second, shorter season, the team posted a 15–7 record. Fischer was later appointed general manager of Sparks in 2020.

personal life

In 2005, Fisher married his wife Candace, with whom he has four children: Marshall, Chloe, and twins Tatum and Drew. The pair got divorced in 2016. Later, in 2018, Fisher got engaged to Gloria Govan, the ex-wife of his former partner Matt Barnes.

real estate

In 2009, Derek paid $5.5 million for a house in Hidden Hills, California. He sold the house in September 2017 for $6 million.

In November 2020, Derek put his Tarzana, California home on the market for $2.5 million. A month later the house sold for $2.31 million.