Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9,1974) is an American retired professional basketball player and former head coach. He is the president of the National Basketball Players Association. Fisher played College basketball at Arkansas-Little Rock. He was drafted 24th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He spent 12 years with the Lakers, (1996-2004, 2007-2012), winning 5 NBA championships. He has played 229 career playoffs games, the third highest in NBA history. While playing for the Lakers in the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals game against the San Antonio Spurs he made a shot with 0.4 seconds left on the clock which is listed as the 18th greatest playoff moment of all time.