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color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1961-03-28</span>) </span>March 28, 1961<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 63)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Ogden,_Utah" title="Ogden, Utah">Ogden, Utah</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">205 lb (93 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Morningside_High_School" title="Morningside High School">Morningside</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball">Arizona State</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1979</a>–<a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1983</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a>: 1st round, 4th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers#1978–1984:_San_Diego_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">San Diego Clippers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1983–1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">Shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">4, 00, 11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Coaching career</th><td class="infobox-data">1998–2016</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As player:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1993</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993</a>–<a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1995</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–1996</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–1997</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1997–1998</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Panathinaikos_B.C." title="Panathinaikos B.C.">Panathinaikos</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As coach:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">2000</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000</a>–<a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"><b>As player:</b> <ul><li>3× <a href="/wiki/NBA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA champion">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_EuroStar" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA EuroStar">FIBA EuroStar</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Basket_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Basket League">Greek Basket League</a> champion (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HEBA_Greek_All_Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="HEBA Greek All Star Game">Greek League All-Star</a> (1997)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" title="List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams">All-Pac-10</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Freshman_of_the_Year" title="Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year">Pac-10 Freshman of the Year</a> (1980)</li> <li>No. 11 jersey <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_men%27s_basketball#Retired_jerseys" title="Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball">retired by Arizona State Sun Devils</a></li> <li>Fourth-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American</a> (1979)</li></ul> <p><b>As coach:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">NBA Coach of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_head_coach" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game head coach">NBA All-Star Game head coach</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career NBA statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">15,097 (14.1 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,987 (2.8 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,729 (2.5 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/2">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538009#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottby01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538009#P2685" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Byron Antom Scott</b> (born March 28, 1961) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player and head coach in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). As a player, Scott won three <a href="/wiki/NBA_championships" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA championships">NBA championships</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> during their <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)" title="Showtime (basketball)">Showtime era</a> in the 1980s. He was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year" title="NBA Coach of the Year">NBA Coach of the Year</a> with the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> (now Pelicans) in 2008. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_college_career">Early life and college career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and college career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott grew up in <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a>, and played at <a href="/wiki/Morningside_High_School" title="Morningside High School">Morningside High School</a>, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, <a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood, California)">The Forum</a>. He played college basketball at <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_University" title="Arizona State University">Arizona State University</a> for three years and had a successful career with the Sun Devils. He was <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Freshman_of_the_Year" title="Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year">Pac-10 Freshman of the Year</a> in 1980 and First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" title="List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams">All-Pac-10</a> in 1983. He averaged 17.5 points per game in his career for the Sun Devils. He left after his junior year, entering the <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983 NBA draft</a>. In 2011, his No. 11 was retired by the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_men%27s_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball">Arizona State Sun Devils</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NBA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers#1978–1984:_San_Diego_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">San Diego Clippers</a> in the first round, with the fourth pick of the <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983 NBA draft</a>, Scott was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in 1983 in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Norm_Nixon" title="Norm Nixon">Norm Nixon</a>. During his playing career, Scott suited up for the Lakers, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a>. Scott was a key player for the Lakers during the <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)" title="Showtime (basketball)">Showtime era</a>, being a starter alongside <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/A.C._Green" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Green">A.C. Green</a>. He played for the Lakers for 10 consecutive seasons (1983–1993). During that time he was on three <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> 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. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Byron_Scott_1988_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Byron_Scott_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Byron_Scott_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Byron_Scott_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Byron_Scott_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Byron_Scott_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Byron_Scott_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>Scott speaks with the media after winning the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988 NBA Finals</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Scott was released by the Lakers after the 1992–93 season and signed a free-agent contract with the Pacers. In Game 1 of the Pacers' first-round playoff matchup against the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>, Scott hit the game-winning three-point shot with 2.4 seconds left. The Pacers would go on to sweep the Magic and eventually advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in franchise history. </p><p>Scott was left unprotected by the Pacers in the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_expansion_draft" title="1995 NBA expansion draft">1995 NBA expansion draft</a> and was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies, where he played one season. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Van_Exel" title="Nick Van Exel">Nick Van Exel</a> and 18-year-old rookie <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> (Scott would be Bryant's coach on the Lakers towards the end of the latter's career). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Panathinaikos">Panathinaikos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Panathinaikos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg/100px-ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg/150px-ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg/200px-ByronScottPanathinaikos1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="237" data-file-height="317" /></a><figcaption>Scott with <a href="/wiki/Panathinaikos_B.C." title="Panathinaikos B.C.">Panathinaikos</a> in 1998</figcaption></figure> <p>In the summer of 1997, Scott signed with the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Basket_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Basket League">Greek Basket League</a> team <a href="/wiki/Panathinaikos_B.C." title="Panathinaikos B.C.">Panathinaikos</a> for the 1997–98 season. That season, he played with Panathinaikos in both the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Saporta_Cup" title="FIBA Saporta Cup">FIBA Saporta Cup</a> (known then as the FIBA EuroCup), <a href="/wiki/European_professional_club_basketball_system" title="European professional club basketball system">Europe's second-tier level</a> competition after the top-tier <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a>, and the Greek Basket League. In the Saporta Cup's <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_FIBA_EuroCup" title="1997–98 FIBA EuroCup">1997–98 season</a>, he averaged 13.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals, in 25.6 minutes per game, in 17 games played.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Scott helped to lead his team to the Greek Basket League championship with his scoring in many crucial games. In the Greek Basket League's 1997–98 season, he averaged 17.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, in 33.7 minutes per game, in 34 games played.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After one season with the Greek Basket League champions, Scott retired from playing professional basketball, and began his coaching career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sacramento_Kings">Sacramento Kings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sacramento Kings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott began his NBA coaching career in 1998 as an assistant with the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> under <a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Rick Adelman</a>. He served as an advance scout that looked at game plans on offense alongside work in the perimeter.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Jersey_Nets">New Jersey Nets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New Jersey Nets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 27, 2000, Scott was hired to coach the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> after being offered the job the previous day by general manager <a href="/wiki/Rod_Thorn" title="Rod Thorn">Rod Thorn</a>. He was hired to replace <a href="/wiki/Don_Casey" title="Don Casey">Don Casey</a>, who had been fired on April 26 after coaching the team since March 1999. Scott was considered for the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> job prior to reaching with Thorn, who himself had been hired recently to try and turn over a team that had missed the playoffs in five of the past six seasons while having had twelve head coaches in 23 seasons as an NBA franchise; the day that Scott was hired was right before the <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000 NBA draft</a>, for which the Nets had the first overall pick.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His team performed poorly in his first year, winning just 26 games with new draft pick <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">Kenyon Martin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jackson" title="Stephen Jackson">Stephen Jackson</a> made an impression as a first-year player having come from the CBA and foreign leagues that year but was not retained. Years later, Jackson called Scott the "worst communicator for young guys".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the team would improve in dividends in the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02 season</a> with the arrival of <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> in a trade that sent <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>. Kidd and the Nets won 52 games, a franchise record. In the process, they won their first Atlantic Division crown and were the number one seed. In the first round against the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, the Nets had to play the full five games to narrowly avoid an upset, which saw them go on a 13-2 barrage in the second overtime to win their first playoff series since 1984. In the semifinals against Charlotte, they dispatched them in five games to advance to their first Conference Finals as an NBA team and first overall semifinal since the ABA era in 1976. They faced the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in the Conference Finals and split the first four games, which notably saw them blow a 26-point lead in Game 3. The Nets rallied with decisive victories in Game 5 and 6 to win the series. They appeared in their first <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, who were headlined by <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> in their third straight NBA Finals appearance. In Game 1, Kidd had the first triple-double in an NBA Finals since 1993, but the Lakers led by a score of 42–19 only six minutes into the second quarter and never looked back in a 99–94 win. In Game 2, the Nets were down six by the first quarter being over and never cut into the lead after that on the road to a 23-point loss. Game 3 was the only tight game that saw the Nets lead until <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> made a three-point shot with 3:04 to go that gave the Lakers a go-ahead lead they never lost.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nets lost Game 4 by a score of 113–107 as the Lakers won their third straight championship. </p><p>The following campaign saw them regress to 49 wins, marred by injuries to newly acquired <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> that saw Kidd as their lone All-Star. They were 34–15 at the All-Star break, but they played below .500 the rest of the year to wind up with 49 wins, which was one short of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> for the number one seed in the East. In the First Round against the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, they split the first four games before eventually pulling out a series win in Game 6. They did not lose again for the next two rounds, dispatching Boston in the Semifinals and the Pistons in a straight sweep to win their second straight conference championship. They were matched in the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> to face the 60-win <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, headlined by two-time league MVP <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, a retiring <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a>, and future stars <a href="/wiki/Manu_Ginobili" class="mw-redirect" title="Manu Ginobili">Manu Ginobili</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a>. The two teams split the first four games. The Spurs won Game 1 after a 32-17 third quarter to ultimately win by 12, but New Jersey won Game 2 after a ten-point fourth quarter lead nearly turned into a loss before a missed three point shot with seconds remaining meant the Nets held on to win 87–85.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 3, the Spurs trailed by three before the fourth quarter started but took the lead with eight minutes remaining and never relinquished it.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Game 4 saw the Nets lead by eleven points in a tight defensive affair that saw both teams score under 80 points for the only time in the series. The Spurs were up by one in the fourth quarter after a busy third quarter, but Kidd made four free throws in the final nine seconds as the Nets won 77–76 to tie the series.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 5, the Spurs took control early and led for a majority of the game, and after making a shot in the third quarter with three minutes remaining to take the lead back, they never looked back in a 93–83 win.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Game 6 saw the Nets on the brink of elimination. The Nets took the lead on the first points and even had a 10-point barrage at one point, but they were only up three points at halftime. By the end of the third, they were up 63-57 and had not trailed once.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nets led 72–63 with 8:55 left to play in the fourth quarter. However, the Nets went cold in an instant, losing the lead through the help of Duncan and newly acquired Stephen Jackson to score ten points in the span of two minutes. The Nets scored just five points in the last 8:55 of the game while the Spurs ended up with 25 in that same span as the Nets allowed 19 unanswered points, complete with Duncan nearly having a quadruple-double (21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks) while a retiring Robinson had 13 points and 17 rebounds. The Nets scored 492 total points in the series, the second lowest for a six-game series while shooting 34.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kidd was quoted as saying that the team lost their composure and "unraveled".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By July 2003, tension was apparent with the Nets, who were being dogged by reports that Kidd asked that Scott to be fired in order for him to agree to re-sign to a six-year contract. Scott himself admitted that his stubborn qualities with Kidd requires him to need to try to be more of a "taskmaster" in being more hands on, particularly with the departure of assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jordan (basketball)">Eddie Jordan</a>, who had left for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> after having done his share of calling plays. Scott was approaching the 2003–04 season as the last one of his contract while being dogged by articles that had anonymous sources criticizing his coaching in the 2003 NBA Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Scott was fired during the 2003–04 season, as New Jersey had a disappointing 22–20 record coming into the All-Star break, even though they were leading their division at the time of his dismissal. Rumors of a rift between Scott and Kidd circulated media outlets, with sources allegedly claiming that Kidd wanted Scott out of Jersey. All the parties, including <a href="/wiki/Rod_Thorn" title="Rod Thorn">Rod Thorn</a>, denied the reports. Scott claimed that he was "very surprised" by the report and that he and Kidd "always got along". Kidd stated later that "Sometimes change or a different voice is good."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was succeeded by his assistant <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Frank" title="Lawrence Frank">Lawrence Frank</a>. While coaching the Nets, Scott lived in <a href="/wiki/Livingston,_New_Jersey" title="Livingston, New Jersey">Livingston, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Orleans_Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New Orleans Hornets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg/220px-Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg/330px-Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg/440px-Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1942" data-file-height="2438" /></a><figcaption>Byron Scott talks to <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> in a 2009 game; Scott was head coach of the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> from 2004 to 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p>Scott became the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> in 2004. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> was drafted by the team in 2005, and was named Rookie of the Year. In the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, he guided the team to a pair of sub .500 seasons. One obstacle was that the team played most of its home games in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>'s devastation of <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. </p><p>In the 2007–08 season, Scott had his first winning season as the Hornets head coach. They had a winning percentage of .683 with a record of 56–26. They became <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Division">Southwest Division</a> champions and finished 2nd overall in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>. He was named the head coach of the 2008 Western Conference All-Star team, and a few months after, he was awarded the 2007–08 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">NBA Coach of the Year Award</a>. Due to his success, the Hornets awarded Scott with a two-year extension. </p><p>The Hornets had a 30–11 home record and a 26–15 road record and clinched the second seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. The Hornets won their first-round series against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, posting a 4–1 record for the series. They would go on to face the defending champion <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the conference semifinals. An unusual trend of home court blowouts would mark the series until the deciding game 7 when the veteran Spurs would pull out a 91–82 win on the Hornets rowdy home court. The win marked the 100th playoff victory for Spurs coach <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a>. </p><p>In the 2008–09 season, the Hornets finished 49–33 and entered the playoffs as a seventh seed. They faced the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> in the first round, losing after five brutal games, including a 58-point loss in game 4, which tied the worst margin of defeat in NBA postseason history.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scott was <a href="/wiki/Termination_of_employment" title="Termination of employment">relieved</a> from his head coaching duties for the Hornets on November 12, 2009, following a 3–6 start.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was mentioned as a candidate for several NBA coaching jobs, including the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, but nothing came to fruition.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following his dismissal, he briefly served as a studio analyst for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">NBA on ESPN</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cleveland_Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cleveland Cavaliers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg/220px-Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg/330px-Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg/440px-Byron_Scott_Kyrie_Irving.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1568" data-file-height="1554" /></a><figcaption>Byron Scott (left) coaching the Cavaliers in 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 1, 2010, Scott was named head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, a few days before the team lost star <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Scott's first season at the helm of the Cavaliers, he watched his team endure a 26-game losing streak, which was then the longest such streak in NBA history. Scott was reunited with <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a> (whom he coached with the Hornets) when a mid-season trade brought Davis to Cleveland, and helped the Cavaliers close the season with several victories,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including a 102–90 upset victory over LeBron James and the Miami Heat,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which ensured that Cleveland did not have the worst record in the league at the season's end.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cleveland used their first overall pick to draft <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>, who became the second point guard Scott coached to the Rookie of the Year award. His second season in Cleveland saw them show some improvement in a shortened 66-game schedule. </p><p>On April 18, 2013, Scott was fired by Cleveland Cavaliers management.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though the Cavaliers ranked in the bottom five of the league in <a href="/wiki/Defensive_efficiency" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive efficiency">defensive efficiency</a> in each of his three seasons,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> analysts were surprised at the firing given the team's young and oft-injured rosters.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irving and other Cavaliers players expressed their disappointment with the firing.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Lakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott spent the 2013–14 season as a Lakers television analyst on <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable_SportsNet_and_Time_Warner_Cable_Deportes" class="mw-redirect" title="Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes">Time Warner Cable SportsNet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, he was the frontrunner to become the new Lakers head coach. He interviewed three times for the position, which had become vacant after <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a>'s resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 28, 2014, he signed a multi-year contract to coach the Lakers.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the team rebuilding in <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season">2014–15</a>, Scott finished his first season as coach of the Lakers with a 21–61 record. In the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015 NBA draft</a>, the Lakers selected <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men%27s_basketball" title="Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball">Ohio State</a> point guard <a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Russell" title="D'Angelo Russell">D'Angelo Russell</a> with the second overall pick. The Lakers finished a franchise-worst 17–65 in <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season">2015–16</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>'s final season before retiring. On April 24, 2016, the Lakers did not exercise their option on Scott's contract for the following season, deciding to pursue a new coach.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 38–126 (.232) record with the team was the worst of any of the 16 coaches who had led the franchise for at least two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA_2">NBA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: NBA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>49</td> <td>22.1</td> <td>.484</td> <td>.235</td> <td>.806</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.3</td> <td>10.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>65</td> <td>28.5</td> <td><b>.539</b></td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">.433*</td> <td>.820</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>62</td> <td>28.8</td> <td>.513</td> <td>.361</td> <td>.784</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>15.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>33.3</td> <td>.489</td> <td><b>.436</b></td> <td><b>.892</b></td> <td>3.5</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.2</td> <td>17.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season" title="1987–88 NBA season">1987–88</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81</td> <td><b>37.6</b></td> <td>.527</td> <td>.346</td> <td>.858</td> <td><b>4.1</b></td> <td><b>4.1</b></td> <td><b>1.9</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td><b>21.7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>73</td> <td>35.2</td> <td>.491</td> <td>.399</td> <td>.863</td> <td><b>4.1</b></td> <td>3.1</td> <td>1.5</td> <td><b>.4</b></td> <td>19.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>77</td> <td>33.7</td> <td>.470</td> <td>.423</td> <td>.766</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>.4</b></td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season" title="1990–91 NBA season">1990–91</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1990–91 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>32.1</td> <td>.477</td> <td>.324</td> <td>.797</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.3</td> <td>14.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1991–92 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>32.7</td> <td>.458</td> <td>.344</td> <td>.838</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.3</td> <td>14.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>53</td> <td>28.9</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.326</td> <td>.848</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.2</td> <td>13.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1993–94 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>2</td> <td>17.9</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.365</td> <td>.805</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.1</td> <td>10.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1994–95 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>1</td> <td>19.1</td> <td>.455</td> <td>.389</td> <td>.850</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.2</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>0</td> <td>23.7</td> <td>.401</td> <td>.335</td> <td>.835</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.3</td> <td>10.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>8</td> <td>18.2</td> <td>.430</td> <td>.388</td> <td>.841</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.2</td> <td>6.7 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1073</td> <td>717</td> <td>28.1</td> <td>.482</td> <td>.370</td> <td>.833</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.3</td> <td>14.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1984</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>0</td> <td>20.2</td> <td>.460</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.600</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.1</td> <td>8.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_playoffs" title="1985 NBA playoffs">1985</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td>30.8</td> <td><b>.517</b></td> <td>.476</td> <td>.795</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>2.6</td> <td><b>2.2</b></td> <td>.2</td> <td>16.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_playoffs" title="1986 NBA playoffs">1986</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>33.6</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.353</td> <td><b>.905</b></td> <td>3.9</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.1</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_playoffs" title="1987 NBA playoffs">1987</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td>33.8</td> <td>.490</td> <td>.206</td> <td>.791</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>14.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">1988</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td><b>24</b></td> <td><b>24</b></td> <td>37.4</td> <td>.499</td> <td>.436</td> <td>.865</td> <td><b>4.2</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.2</td> <td>19.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_playoffs" title="1989 NBA playoffs">1989</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>36.5</td> <td>.494</td> <td>.385</td> <td>.836</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.2</td> <td><b>19.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_playoffs" title="1990 NBA playoffs">1990</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>.462</td> <td>.382</td> <td>.769</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>2.6</td> <td><b>2.2</b></td> <td><b>.3</b></td> <td>13.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_playoffs" title="1991 NBA playoffs">1991</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1990–91 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td><b>37.7</b></td> <td>.511</td> <td>.526</td> <td>.794</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>13.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_playoffs" title="1992 NBA playoffs">1992</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1991–92 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>.500</td> <td><b>.583</b></td> <td>.889</td> <td>2.5</td> <td><b>3.5</b></td> <td>1.5</td> <td><b>.3</b></td> <td>18.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">1993</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>35.4</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.533</td> <td>.783</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>13.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_playoffs" title="1994 NBA playoffs">1994</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1993–94 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>14.9</td> <td>.396</td> <td>.474</td> <td>.784</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.1</td> <td>7.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_playoffs" title="1995 NBA playoffs">1995</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1994–95 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>17.5</td> <td>.340</td> <td>.265</td> <td>.882</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.1</td> <td>6.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>16.8</td> <td>.455</td> <td>.364</td> <td>.895</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.1</td> <td>.0</td> <td>6.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>183</td> <td>122</td> <td>29.3</td> <td>.482</td> <td>.395</td> <td>.819</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>13.4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;">Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Regular season </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">G </td> <td>Games coached </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W </td> <td>Games won </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">L </td> <td>Games lost </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W–L % </td> <td>Win–loss % </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Playoffs </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PG </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff games </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff wins </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PL </td> <td>Playoff losses </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW–L % </td> <td>Playoff win–loss % </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games">G</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Win–loss perecentage">W–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Finish </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games">PG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games won">PW</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games lost">PL</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games win–loss percentage">PW–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2000–01 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td style="text-align:center;">6th in <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2001–02 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1st in Atlantic</td> <td>20</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>.550 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2002–03 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1st in Atlantic</td> <td>20</td> <td>14</td> <td>6</td> <td>.700 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2003–04 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04</a> </td> <td>42</td> <td>22</td> <td>20</td> <td>.524</td> <td style="text-align:center;">(fired)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>18</td> <td>64</td> <td>.220</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Southwest Division (NBA)">Southwest</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_Orleans/Oklahoma_City_Hornets_season" title="2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season">New Orleans/Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4th in Southwest</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_New_Orleans/Oklahoma_City_Hornets_season" title="2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season">New Orleans/Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4th in Southwest</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2007–08 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1st in Southwest</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>.583 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NBA Playoffs">Conference semifinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2008–09 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4th in Southwest</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>.200 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NBA Playoffs">First round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>.333</td> <td style="text-align:center;">(fired)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:left;">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>19</td> <td>63</td> <td>.232</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in <a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> 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Lakers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>17</td> <td>65</td> <td>.207</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in Pacific</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1,101</td> <td>454</td> <td>647</td> <td>.412</td> <td> </td> <td>57</td> <td>33</td> <td>24</td> <td>.579 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">  </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott's non-profit organization, The Byron Scott Children's Fund, has raised more than $15 million over the past decade, with the proceeds going to various children's charities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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(March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Scott and his ex-wife, Anita, have 3 children.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2013, Scott and Anita separated and in March 2014, he filed for divorce after 29 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 11, 2020, Scott married Cece Gutierrez, a registered nurse and cast member of VH1's reality show <i><a href="/wiki/Basketball_Wives" title="Basketball Wives">Basketball Wives</a></i>. He converted to <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholicism</a> in late 2020 following their marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Scott went back to school at Arizona State 37 years after leaving school early when he was drafted by the Lakers, and obtained a bachelor's degree in liberal arts, fulfilling a promise he'd made to his late mother.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byron_Scott&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a> # (2012–2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> (2013–2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hollins" title="Lionel Hollins">Lionel Hollins</a> (2014–2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Brown_(basketball)" title="Tony Brown (basketball)">Tony Brown</a> # (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Atkinson" title="Kenny Atkinson">Kenny Atkinson</a> (2016–2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jacque_Vaughn" title="Jacque Vaughn">Jacque Vaughn</a> # (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> (2020–2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jacque_Vaughn" title="Jacque Vaughn">Jacque Vaughn</a> (2022–2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ollie" title="Kevin Ollie">Kevin Ollie</a> # (2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jordi_Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Jordi Fernández">Jordi Fernández</a> (2024– )</span></li></ul> <p><i># denotes interim head coach</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="New_Orleans_Pelicans_head_coaches" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; 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(1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> # (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Del Harris</a> (1994–1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bertka" title="Bill Bertka">Bill Bertka</a> # (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Rambis" title="Kurt Rambis">Kurt Rambis</a> # (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> (1999–2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> (2004–2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hamblen" title="Frank Hamblen">Frank Hamblen</a> # (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> (2005–2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">Mike Brown</a> (2011–2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Bickerstaff" title="Bernie Bickerstaff">Bernie Bickerstaff</a> # (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a> (2012–2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Byron Scott</a> (2014–2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Walton" title="Luke Walton">Luke Walton</a> (2016–2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Vogel" title="Frank Vogel">Frank Vogel</a> (2019–2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Darvin_Ham" title="Darvin Ham">Darvin Ham</a> (2022–2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a> (2024– )</span></li></ul> <p><i># denotes interim head coach</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NBA_Coaches_of_the_Year" title="Template:NBA Coaches of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NBA_Coaches_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:NBA Coaches of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NBA_Coaches_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NBA Coaches of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">NBA Coach of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Gallatin" title="Harry Gallatin">Gallatin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Hannum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Schayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">J. Kerr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Guerin" title="Richie Guerin">Guerin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Shue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Holzman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Motta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Scott_(basketball)" title="Ray Scott (basketball)">R. Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1941)" title="Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)">P. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Nissalke" title="Tom Nissalke">Nissalke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Jack_McKinney_(basketball)" title="Jack McKinney (basketball)">McKinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Shue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Layden" title="Frank Layden">Layden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Fratello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schuler" title="Mike Schuler">Schuler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Moe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Don_Chaney" title="Don Chaney">Chaney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Dunleavy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">L. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Carlisle" title="Rick Carlisle">Carlisle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Popovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">D'Antoni</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">A. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Sam Mitchell (basketball)">Mitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">B. Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">M. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Brooks" title="Scott Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Thibodeau" title="Tom Thibodeau">Thibodeau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Popovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">Karl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Popovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Budenholzer" title="Mike Budenholzer">Budenholzer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">S. Kerr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">D'Antoni</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Dwane_Casey" title="Dwane Casey">Casey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Budenholzer" title="Mike Budenholzer">Budenholzer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Nurse" title="Nick Nurse">Nurse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Thibodeau" title="Tom Thibodeau">Thibodeau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Monty_Williams" title="Monty Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">M. 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