Friday, March 16, 2012

Derek Fisher Traded

  • HOUSTON -- A person familiar with the deal says the Houston Rockets have acquired center Marcus Camby from Portland and Derek Fisher and a 2012 first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in separate trades.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)—Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant joined the Los Angeles Lakers together in 1996. They've been in the same backcourt for most of the ensuing 16 seasons, winning five NBA titles during their intertwined careers.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had every reason to be pleased after Thursdays noon PT trade deadline.
  • (ESPN)
  • Fisher did not want to become a backup with the Lakers. Now, hell be a backup in Houston. He will face his former team Tuesday when the Lakers play at the Rockets.
  • (USA Today)
  • LOS ANGELES, March 15 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Lakers traded veteran guard Derek Fisher and a first-round pick in this years draft to the Houston Rockets Thursday for forward Jordan Hill.
  • (United Press International)
  • As the NBA trade deadline came to a close at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a point guard and said goodbye to one —Derek Fisher, the longtime backcourt mate of Kobe Bryant.
  • (Florida Today)
  • It was that kind of day. Derek Fisher had just been traded to the Rockets, and there was a lot to consider. The shock value, of course. No one saw this coming.
  • (NBA)
  • EL SEGUNDO – With an eye on their immediate future, the Lakers traded away an integral part of their past Thursday, sending veteran Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets.
  • (Orange County Register)
  • They traded their soul. The Lakers traded Derek Fisher, and if you are having trouble swallowing those five words, say them in point-four seconds and youll really choke on it.
  • (News-Democrat)

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