Russell Westbrook Says He Can Learn 'A Lot' From Derek Fisher, 'Especially Leadership'

"Every player inside the Thunder locker room can learn something from Derek Fisher, but one new teammate sounds relieved to have some company. "It's good to have another adult around here," deadpanned 31-year-old Thunder forward Nick Collison. The 37-year-old Fisher last week was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Houston Rockets, was bought out by the Rockets and became an unrestricted free agent after clearing waivers at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Thunder players and coaches had eight NBA championship rings before the arrival of Fisher, who has won five rings by himself. "That's a whole handful," rookie point guard Reggie Jackson said. "It's kind of hard to envision not asking him questions. Hopefully, he'll just spit out some info to me. None of us has been truly battle-tested like he has." Fisher has played in seven NBA Finals, is the active leader in playoff games with 209 (one more than former teammate Kobe Bryant) and is fourth on the active list in games played with 1,154. Fisher quickly explained he signed with OKC to add his talents to a roster and not to disrupt a team with the best record in the Western Conference (35-12)."