There really are not many comparable players to Fisher. You don't see guys age 32+ playing 1,800 minutes a year at the guard position unless they are awesome players who are at the end of their career.
With guys whose PER is under 14 at age 32+ you get 4 Derek Fisher seasons and a mix of guys ranging from above average to average. And none of them, other than Gary Payton with Miami, was 37 years old. (If you recall, Payton not exactly a great star for the Heat).
If you take off the age sort and sort for active players who are short and put up numbers similar to Fisher, you get Mario Chalmers, Chris Duhon and Luke Ridnour (each for one season) and then FIVE Derek Fisher seasons!!
Finally, if you just search for old fogies under 6'8", with similar stats to a typical Derek Fisher season, you get the type of guy you are looking for -- Jason Kidd, Bruce Bowen, Derek Harper, Gary Payton, Derek Harper, Ron Harper, Dennis Rodman. Guys whose tank is mostly empty, but who may be able to contribute to a really, really good team by providing minutes and OK play.
None of these other guys, however, is under 6'4", so how will a 6'1" guy like Fisher contribute at age 37?
We shall see.
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