Derek Fisher

acclaimed as the heir to Robert Horry, and rightly so: In big games Derek Fisher delivers when it matters most. His two crunch-time threes to seal Game 4 against the Magic in June's Finals were the most memorable...

WITH THEIR SUPERSTAR GUARD LEADING THE WAY, THE LAKERS LEARNED THE VALUE OF PLAYING AS A TEAM

GASOL, ODOM, ARIZA & CO. PROVED IN 2009 THAT THE LAKE SHOW WAS MORE THAN A ONE-MAN ACT

PHIL JACKSON Lakers coach, on his decision to make Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher captains this year: "I was sitting on the john one day, and I said, 'That's a good idea.'"