Derek Fisher History

In 1989, on the eve of the final championship game, Steve Fisher became the head coach for Michigan State. He and the team went on to win the championship. Even though they won Steve didn’t really get the credit for the game since he had just been hired the night before. With the next season fast approaching fans and critics were anxious to see if the new coach had good recruiting skills.

He was drafted to the Seattle Supersonics and six days later relocated to Oklahoma City Thunder. In his first year of the NBA, he wasn’t a starter, but a solid backup. His first ever NBA triple double was in March 2009 with dominating stats of 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. In his rookie year he averaged 15 points, 5 assists, 9 rebounds, and 1 steal. He continued to improve his game and earn the respect of some very gifted opponents and coaches.

The bulk of his estate comes from playing basketball as well as endorsements and sponsorships. He played basketball in the NBA for nineteen years from 1992-2011 for six different teams: the Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He made almost $300 million in player salary during his career. O'Neal won four championships in his career, including a three-peat with the Lakers from 2000-2002, and he won his fourth as a member of the Miami Heat in 2006, the franchise's first title in their history. As a member of team USA, O'Neal has won two gold medals, one in 1994 and the other in 1996. His number 34 was retired by the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he spent eight successful years of his career with. He is one of three players to win an NBA MVP, Finals MVP, and All-Star game MVP in the same year (2000); the other players to do this are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan (1996, 1998).

n. 1984 NBA draft he selected with the third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls

He was originally playing for the Denver Nuggets but got a suspension. He was later in free agency and was picked up from the Houston Rockets. He then had another DUI charge and was placed in Indiana where he is today. Because of his DUI charges the NBA suspended him three times and he was removed from a team’s roster two times in the past 6 months.

Teammate Kevin Durant was drafted one before him as the third overall pick in the draft. A couple of days after this the seattle supersonics relocated and were called the oklahoma city thunder.

879 wins in 36yrs of coaching, 2nd most in men's college Division I basketball history behind Bob Knight.

He was offensive coordinator at East St. John for the past two years, but resigned for family reasons last October. He is well known for his time at Thibodaux and led them to the inaugural 5A state championship in 1991. Lorio also spent time as LSU offensive line coach from 1992-94 and returned to Thibodaux in 2008 leading the Tigers to a 27-12 record with 5A state quarterfinal playoff runs in 2008 and 2009. He has a career coaching record of 105-70.

Russ Jackson also tried his hand at coaching. He was offered a position at Toronto Argonauts as head coach. So Russ took a break from teaching, and took the job. Unfortunately, Russ wasn’t as good a coach as he was player. He failed to take his team to the playoffs in both years as head coach. At the end of the two years Russ’s team had compiled a record of 12-18-2 in the regular season. He was replaced with Leo Cahill, a former coach of the Toronto Argonauts. After this, Russ became a commentator on for CFL on CBC for 5 years. In between 1971-1973 and 1977-80.

In 1995, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets. Unfortunately, he only stayed in the league for two years. He was later traded to the Dallas Mavericks and ultimately to the Orlando Magic where he was eventually released. He played professional basketball overseas for seven years in countries including Argentina, Greece, Poland and Spain. He decided to retire at age 32 because of ongoing problems with his knees. He later went back to UCLA in 2011 to complete his education by getting his bachelor’s degree in History. He is currently a marketing director for a car dealership in Las Vegas NV (Websit,

In all of college basketball history, there has only been one coach to win ten NCAA Basketball Championships. Who is this phenomenal coach? It is none other than the legendary John Wooden. Being one extraordinary basketball coach, his legacy was built on and off the court in the most incredible ways.

After he graduated from high school, he decided to go and play for the University of North Carolina Where he was a big star and won a championship title with a last two-second shot. He was nominated player of the year. He then was drafted to the Chicago Bulls, where he had a long list of outstanding accomplishments.

Accolades: Basketball Hall of Famer, 1x NBA Champion, 12x NBA All-Star, 3x All-NBA First Team, 3x All-NBA Second Team, 2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 1969 NBA All-Rookie First Team

Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their next coach after Jackson took over as team president in

Melo, who have been the heart and soul of the Knicks team, is said to be disappointed with the current situation of the team. Earlier reports said that Melo is also not comfortable with the 'triangle offense' that Knicks president Phil Jackson is enforcing. With this rumor emerging, many speculates that Melo might ask the Knicks to trade him.