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Los Angeles Lakers: Top 10 point guards in franchise history

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Former Lakers champions Jerry West, Norm Nixon, Jaamal Wilkes, James Worthy, Michael Cooper, Magic Johnson, A.C. Green, Rick Fox and Robert Horry stand on the court during the 2009 NBA Championship ring ceremony for the Los Angeles Lakers before the season opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 99-92. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Former Lakers champions Jerry West, Norm Nixon, Jaamal Wilkes, James Worthy, Michael Cooper, Magic Johnson, A.C. Green, Rick Fox and Robert Horry stand on the court during the 2009 NBA Championship ring ceremony for the Los Angeles Lakers before the season opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 99-92. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 02: Derek Fisher (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 02: Derek Fisher (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers /

5. Derek Fisher

The argument with Derrick Fisher has to have some sort of mention of rings. While Fisher never was the guy in Los Angeles, he was there for all five of the Lakers championship wins in the 2000s even after leaving the organization for three seasons in between. While the Lakers may have been able to win the titles with any average point guard, Fisher gets the honors of going down as one of the best to do it.

Fisher is just one of 26 men to win five NBA Championships in their career and is one of just seven point guards to ever accomplish the feat. Besides the five NBA championships, Fisher did not bring in any other accolades during his 20-year career. However, any present day Laker fan certainly loves Fisher and all he gave to the Lakers organization.

During his 13 years as a Laker, Fisher averaged 7.9 points, 2.9 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game. Again, those numbers are not that great at all, but in his prime, Fisher was able to drop around 12 points per game. Playing alongside Kobe Bryant, that is all Fisher could really do due to the insane shooting frequency of Bryant.

Although Fisher may be listed as the fifth best point guard on this list, he certainly is not the fourth most talented. There are at least two guys behind Fisher that were arguably more talented. However, Fisher has the resume and the longevity that others on this list could not replicate.

Granted, I probably have some bias because Fisher was part of every Lakers championship team in my life, he certainly does have the resume to be the fifth best point guard in Lakers history, and likely would be higher up in most other franchises.

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