After overseeing the Lakers finish with their worst record in franchise history for two consecutive years, Byron Scott will not coach the Lakers in the 2016-17 season, according to a source familiar with the situation.
It is not immediately clear who will replace Scott or if any of his assistants will be retained, including Paul Pressey, Mark Madsen, Larry Lewis and Thomas Scott. But the Lakers plan to name their new head coach XXXX. Nonetheless, the Lakers lost out on potential coaching candidates after mulling Scott’s future for the past XX weeks. Those possibilities included Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota) and Scott Brooks (Washington).