Derek Fisher News

If you've watched at least one NBA game in the past two years voiced by former coach-turned-commentator Jeff Van Gundy, it's likely you've heard an espousal on flopping, the exaggerative act meant to highlight often incidental contact that sometimes fools the referee into issuing a sham foul against the other team.

However, the Mavs now find themselves in a much different place. The team has been off for nearly two months after finishing 41-41 - good for only 10th place in the Western Conference - and failing to make the NBA playoffs for the first time in 12 years, a drastic fall from June 2013 when they won its first ever NBA title and sat at the top of the ... (more)

For Derek Fisher, his traditional No. 2 was the same number worn by a previous point guard of some renown in Dallas.

"What you're left with is a great competitor who likes to win and has always been able to score, but who is also a rare combination of being smaller, older, less skilled, less trustworthy and a worse teammate than we were ever led to believe.

He is a little heavier than average, but his body fat is lower than average, so the extra weight is muscle.