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Mavericks to sign veteran Derek Fisher - Yahoo! Sports
Fisher should retire and become an asst coach somewhere.
Fisher should retire and become an asst coach somewhere.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The short-handed Dallas Mavericks will sign 16-year veteran point guard Derek Fisher on Thursday, coach Rick Carlisle said after team's 101-78 loss to Chicago on Wednesday night.
The move is contingent on Fisher passing a physical.
Dallas played Wednesday without Darren Collison, who had started 14 of its first games at the point, because of a sprained right middle finger sustained Tuesday night in loss to Philadelphia.
''We need help at point guard,'' Carlisle said. ''I found out on the way over here that Collison would be out, and we were fortunate to get (Jared) Cunningham active.
''We feel (Fisher) can help us. It's not a cure-all to all of our team challenges, but his expertise and experience will help.''
The move is contingent on Fisher passing a physical.
Dallas played Wednesday without Darren Collison, who had started 14 of its first games at the point, because of a sprained right middle finger sustained Tuesday night in loss to Philadelphia.
''We need help at point guard,'' Carlisle said. ''I found out on the way over here that Collison would be out, and we were fortunate to get (Jared) Cunningham active.
''We feel (Fisher) can help us. It's not a cure-all to all of our team challenges, but his expertise and experience will help.''
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