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Byron Scott

Byron Scott
Byron Scott.jpg
Scott coaching Cleveland in 2012
Personal information
Born (1961-03-28) March 28, 1961 (age 55)
Ogden, Utah
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Morningside (Inglewood, California)
College Arizona State (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the San Diego Clippers
Playing career 1983–1998
Position Shooting guard
Number 4, 11
Coaching career 1998–2016
Career history
As player:
19831993 Los Angeles Lakers
19931995 Indiana Pacers
1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997 Los Angeles Lakers
1997–1998 Panathinaikos
As coach:
19982000 Sacramento Kings (assistant)
20002004 New Jersey Nets
20042009 New Orleans Hornets
20102013 Cleveland Cavaliers
20142016 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards

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Career NBA statistics
Points 15,097 (14.1 ppg)
Assists 2,729 (2.5 apg)
Steals 1,224 (1.1 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Byron Anton Scott (born March 28, 1961) is an American professional basketball former head coach and player. He last coached the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won three NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s.

Scott grew up in Inglewood, California and played at Morningside High School, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, The Forum. He played college basketball at Arizona State University for three years, then left after his junior year to play for the NBA.

Selected by the San Diego Clippers in the first round, with the fourth pick of the 1983 NBA draft, Scott was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1983 in exchange for Norm Nixon. During his playing career, Scott suited up for the Lakers, Indiana Pacers and Vancouver Grizzlies. Scott was a key player for the Lakers during the Showtime era, being a starter alongside Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and A. C. Green. He played for the Lakers for 10 consecutive seasons (1983–1993). During that time he was on three NBA championship teams (1985, 1987, 1988). As a rookie, Scott was a member of the 1984 all-rookie team, averaging 10.6 PPG in 22 MPG. He led the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.433) in 1984–85. In 1987–88, Scott enjoyed his best season, leading the NBA champion Lakers in scoring, averaging a career-best 21.7 ppg, and in steals (1.91 spg). He was the Lakers' starting shooting guard from 1984 until 1993. In 1996–97, the last year of Scott's playing career in the NBA, he went back to the Lakers and proved to be a valuable mentor for a team featuring Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel and 18-year-old rookie Kobe Bryant.


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