Derek Fisher’s coaching career didn’t exactly work out as he planned — Phil Jackson gave him a job, then canned him just before the All-Star Game this year.
So now Fisher is thinking about playing again. At age 42 (as of next week).
He wouldn't be the first player to go from player to coach back to player again, as Magic Johnson did that with his retirement in 1991, coaching stint with the Lakers in 1994, and return to the Lakers in 1996. Magic was five years younger though, and seemingly still had more in the tank when he had that brief run in 1996 than Fisher likely has at age 42. As always, I say best of luck to him, he's welcome to try, but I don't see a lot of teams having much use for him.
Of course, he could feasibly see very little court time and simply act as a mentor and an extra assistant coach for a team, which could also be a path to landing another coaching gig. Still, that's a roster spot that could go to someone else, so I'm not sure how many teams would be all that interested.
