David Aldridge: Rockets will buy out Derek Fisher

[rondohondo]

Rockets will buy out Derek Fisher, declare the future is in front of them.

http://twitter.com/#!/daldridgetnt

Would love to add him as a backup for Rondo and Ray( He is big enough to play SG, and a great shooter)

He can probably get a starting gig with Miami though

PG: Rondo / Bradley
SG: Ray   / Fisher
SF: PP    / Pietrus
PF: Bass  / Diaw ??
 c: KG    / Sheed?

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Rockets will buy out Derek Fisher, declare the future is in front of them.

http://twitter.com/#!/daldridgetnt

Would love to add him as a backup for Rondo and Ray( He is big enough to play SG, and a great shooter)

He can probably get a starting gig with Miami though

PG: Rondo / Bradley
SG: Ray   / Fisher
SF: PP    / Pietrus
PF: Bass  / Diaw ??
 c: KG    / Sheed?

My initial reaction: Heck no. I've seen enough Lakers games to know that he contributes very little on offense or defense.

On the other hand, he's hit enough daggers, including against us, that it might be nice to have him around for crunch-time situations.

[Celts Fan 92]

Man hell naw he's a step away from being in a office position wit Billy Hunter dude hits about 2 jumpers a game nd cant defend the peremiter to save his life he's not needed PASS

[pearljammer10]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

[Lucky17]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

Also surprised. Rockets need a backup PG until they get Lowry back.

[theswitch]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

Also surprised. Rockets need a backup PG until they get Lowry back.

Eh, I'm not terribly surprised. The guy has a $3.4 million player option for next year, and that's a really steep price to pay for a 38-year-old point guard with rapidly designing skills.

[Lucky17]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

Also surprised. Rockets need a backup PG until they get Lowry back.

Eh, I'm not terribly surprised. The guy has a $3.4 million player option for next year, and that's a really steep price to pay for a 38-year-old point guard with rapidly designing skills.

I'm saying it's the timing that's surprising.

What's the rush? Rockets are short at PG. Have him suit up for next week's games, and then buy him out at the deadline.

[theswitch]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

Also surprised. Rockets need a backup PG until they get Lowry back.

Eh, I'm not terribly surprised. The guy has a $3.4 million player option for next year, and that's a really steep price to pay for a 38-year-old point guard with rapidly designing skills.

I'm saying it's the timing that's surprising.

What's the rush? Rockets are short at PG. Have him suit up for next week's games, and then buy him out at the deadline.

I'll give you that, though it seems like Fisher just hasn't shown up, and doesn't want anything to do with the Rockets.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjsH5SKm6ZxBN1dGyfeVocG8vLYF?slug=ap-maneuveringrockets

[Who]

Nice move by the Rockets. They weren't going to play him anyway so let him go elsewhere to fight for some minutes. They might manage to make some nice savings on that buyout too.

[Who]

This time last year I would have said Miami is the definite destination but they seem quite happy with their two quick-footed PGs and quite turned off by how slow they were last season with their elder veteran led supporting cast.

So I am not sure Miami would willing guarantee Fisher a rotation spot. He certainly shouldn't play ahead of Mario Chalmers and I think he'd have a fight on his hands for the backup PG slot with Norris Cole.

New York would have been my second favourite a few months ago but now they have Jeremy Lin and Baron Davis there. So that wipes out the two teams that topped out my list previously.

Oklahoma make a lot of sense with Eric Maynor out injured. Reggie Jackson has struggled throughout the season. Derek Fisher would be a nice upgrade and give them another veteran who has the "been there, done that" know-how.

Orlando's backup PG slot has struggled with Chris Duhon. Possibly them too.

Phoenix has backup PG problems too but they're not in the playoffs so probably not. I would have loved to have seen Fisher go to Washington to play behind John Wall but I can't see him wanting to join a team that poor. So not them either.

How up against the luxury tax threshold are Atlanta? Do they have enough wiggle room to sign a guy to the pro-rated minimum? Move Hinrich to the backup SG slot. That reason, luxury tax concerns, rules Memphis out I believe.

San Antonio makes sense with TJ Ford retiring due to medical concerns. They only have the rookie Corey Joseph there as a backup. Lots of veteran players who Fisher has known and competed against for years and surely respects greatly. Yeah, San Antonio, they are my favourite to sign Fisher.

#1 - San Antonio
#2 - Oklahoma
#3 - Orlando

[Lucky17]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

Also surprised. Rockets need a backup PG until they get Lowry back.

Eh, I'm not terribly surprised. The guy has a $3.4 million player option for next year, and that's a really steep price to pay for a 38-year-old point guard with rapidly designing skills.

I'm saying it's the timing that's surprising.

What's the rush? Rockets are short at PG. Have him suit up for next week's games, and then buy him out at the deadline.

I'll give you that, though it seems like Fisher just hasn't shown up, and doesn't want anything to do with the Rockets.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjsH5SKm6ZxBN1dGyfeVocG8vLYF?slug=ap-maneuveringrockets

True.

Now, I thought Stern viewed this sort of behavior as worthy of a fine?

[theswitch]

Oklahoma make a lot of sense with Eric Maynor out injured. Reggie Jackson has struggled throughout the season. Derek Fisher would be a nice upgrade and give them another veteran who has the "been there, done that" know-how.

San Antonio makes sense with TJ Ford retiring due to medical concerns. They only have the rookie Corey Joseph there as a backup. Lots of veteran players who Fisher has known and competed against for years and surely respects greatly. Yeah, San Antonio, they are my favourite to sign Fisher.

#1 - San Antonio
#2 - Oklahoma
#3 - Orlando

It'd be really interesting to see Fisher take on the Lakers in the playoffs. Especially with the Spurs - if there's .4 seconds left on the clock, I'd know where the ball is going.

[esel1000]

id rather him over dooling...

[pearljammer10]

Im surprised the Rockets are letting him go. I thought he would have been a huge veteran presence for them as they make a run in the playoffs. Camby and Fisher in the locker room and at the end of games would have been big for the Rockets in the wide open west. I loved the trade for the rockets and am very confused as to the buy out...

On the other hand, heck id love to have him come to Boston for the rest of the year why not... Couldnt hurt to have another shooter who likes to have the ball during crunch time.

Also surprised. Rockets need a backup PG until they get Lowry back.

Eh, I'm not terribly surprised. The guy has a $3.4 million player option for next year, and that's a really steep price to pay for a 38-year-old point guard with rapidly designing skills.

I'm saying it's the timing that's surprising.

What's the rush? Rockets are short at PG. Have him suit up for next week's games, and then buy him out at the deadline.

Yea im with this. Let him play a week or two. See how he fits. Whats the point of buying him out when youre down a guard and you need some veteran playoff experience.

[Lucky17]

What about Memphis as a possible destination?

They just got under the luxury tax with the Sam Young move, enough to offer a minimum contract to a veteran guard. Arenas' name was mentioned, but Fisher seems steadier, less volatile.

Could be a good backup for Conley.