Byron Scott (basketball)
Byron Anton Scott (born
March 28 1961 in
Ogden,
Utah) is a former
NBA player and current NBA head coach. He attended
Arizona State University. He was well-known as a player for the
Los Angeles Lakers. Scott grew up in the Inglewood area, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena,
The Forum.
Playing
Selected by the
San Diego Clippers with 4th pick of the
1983 NBA Draft, he was traded to the
Los Angeles Lakers in 1984 in exchange for
Norm Nixon. During his playing career, Scott suited up for the Lakers,
Indiana Pacers,
Vancouver Grizzlies and Greek club
Panathinaikos. Scott was a key player for the Lakers during the Showtime era, being a starter alongside
Magic Johnson,
James Worthy, and
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and helped the Lakers win three titles in
1985,
1987 and
1988. In 1997, the last year of Scott's playing career, he went back to the Lakers and proved to be a valuable mentor for a team led by
Kobe Bryant and
Shaquille O'Neal. During his playing days he was known to be one of the best shooters in the
NBA.
Coaching
Byron Scott is the head coach of the
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. He assumed the job prior to the
2004-05 season, after
Tim Floyd was dismissed. Previously, Scott coached the
New Jersey Nets, whom he led to two
NBA Finals, in
2002 and
2003.
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Scott's statistics as a player*
Scott's statistics as a coach
