The Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers have expressed interest in Derek Fisher, who "wants to go to a championship team," said a source close to Fisher who requested anonymity during the negotiation process. "He feels he can be the final piece that can push a team over the top."
The Lakers hope to meet with Fisher's representatives next week.
Fisher is seeking a two-year deal in the neighborhood of $10 million from the Lakers.
"I don't think he wants to go anywhere and I don't think we want him to go anywhere," Mitch Kupchak said. "So there's a hope that you sit down and work something out, and I believe that will happen."