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Los Angeles Lakers: Top 30 greatest players of all-time

By Ben Beecken

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts in the first half while taking on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts in the first half while taking on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Los Angeles Lakers, Byron Scott
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player. 20. . Guard. Los Angeles Lakers. Byron Scott. 10

  • 11 seasons with Lakers (1983-93, 1996-97)
  • Averaged 15.1 points, three rebounds, and 2.8 assists
  • 3x NBA champion with Lakers

Byron Scott was a remarkably durable player for the Lakers for many years, playing alongside Magic Johnson in the 1980s and into the early 1990s and still pairing with Kobe Bryant at the start of the latter’s career in the late 1990s.

Scott won three NBA titles in his first five seasons as a player, and he played a significant role as a starter in all three Finals victories.

In 1984-85, Scott was still just 23 years old and had started 65 regular season games, averaging 16 points and three assists per game. Come playoff time, Scott upped his scoring to 16.9 points per game and improved his shooting percentage to a career 51.7 percent in postseason play.

Scott’s career year was in 1987-88, when he averaged 21.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. The Lakers beat Detroit in seven games in the NBA Finals that year, and Scott’s big-time scoring — along with Magic Johnson’s 11.9 assists per game in the regular season — led the way.

Scott was released by the Lakers in the summer of 1993, and he signed with the Indiana Pacers. He spent two seasons there and once in Vancouver before returning to Los Angeles for a bench role on the 1996-97 team.

Since then, Scott has had head coaching stops at four different franchises, including his most recent stint with the Lakers. Overall, Scott has a coaching record of 454-657 (.412 percent) and was just 38-126 (.232 percent) while leading the Lakers for two seasons.

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