Derek Fisher is at a crossroads in his basketball career with practically a guaranteed spot to return to the Oklahoma City Thunder next season along with potential head coaching opportunities with the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.

Both the Knicks and Lakers have waited until Fisher's season is over before filling their vacancies.

“Always envisioned finishing up as a player, at whatever point, then take a step back,” Fisher said. “You go on a sabbatical for a year or two. You go home and be the best at-home dad you can be for awhile, then you make some decisions about what you want to do next.

“(But) that’s not the way the world works these days, in business, in sports, in life. So much of life is timing and opportunity and being able to take advantage of the right opportunities and the right situations at the right time.”