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Byron Scott
Guard ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA

Byron Scott

Age65 BornMar 28, 1961 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight93 kg CollegeArizona State Draft1983 · #4
Career averages
14.1PPG
2.8RPG
2.6APG
1,073 games · 14 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
14Seasons
1,073Games
15,093Career points
15.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 846 games · 1983-84 to 1996-97
Honors and awards2 total
1×
NBA Coach of the Year2008
1×
All-Rookie Team1983
All awards
Career highsSingle season
21.7PPG · 1987-88 · LAL
4.1RPG · 1987-88 · LAL
4.1APG · 1987-88 · LAL
19.2PER · 1987-88 · LAL
10.7Win shares · 1987-88 · LAL
Draft1983
1Round
4Overall pick
From Arizona State
Position rank1996-97
#69PPG rank
#40PER rank
#28Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 110 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1983-84 - 1996-97 · 11 seasons
15.1 PPG 3.0 RPG 2.8 APG
846 games
Memphis Grizzlies
1995-96 - 1995-96 · 1 seasons
10.2 PPG 2.4 RPG 1.5 APG
80 games
Indiana Pacers
1993-94 - 1994-95 · 2 seasons
10.2 PPG 1.8 RPG 1.7 APG
147 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1983-84 LAL 74 49 22.1 10.6 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.3 48.4 23.5 80.6 13.4 2.7
1984-85 LAL 81 65 28.5 16.0 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 53.9 43.3 82.0 16.8 6.9
1985-86 LAL 76 62 28.8 15.4 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 51.3 36.1 78.4 15.0 5.2
1986-87 LAL 82 82 33.3 17.0 3.5 3.4 1.5 0.2 48.9 43.6 89.2 16.0 7.7
1987-88 LAL 81 81 37.6 21.7 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 52.7 34.6 85.8 19.2 10.7
1988-89 LAL 74 73 35.2 19.6 4.1 3.1 1.5 0.4 49.1 39.9 86.3 16.6 6.8
1989-90 LAL 77 77 33.7 15.5 3.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 47.0 42.3 76.6 14.3 6.0
1990-91 LAL 82 82 32.1 14.5 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 47.7 32.4 79.7 14.2 6.6
1991-92 LAL 82 82 32.7 14.9 3.8 2.8 1.3 0.3 45.8 34.4 83.8 15.5 6.0
1992-93 LAL 58 53 28.9 13.7 2.3 2.7 0.9 0.2 44.9 32.6 84.8 14.4 3.3
1993-94 IND 67 2 17.9 10.4 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 46.7 36.5 80.5 17.6 3.1
1994-95 IND 80 1 19.1 10.0 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 45.5 38.9 85.0 15.8 3.9
1995-96 MEM 80 0 23.7 10.2 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 40.1 33.5 83.5 - -
1996-97 LAL 79 8 18.2 6.7 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 43.0 38.8 84.1 13.5 4.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1996 Memphis Grizzlies Los Angeles Lakers
Jul 1995 Indiana Pacers Memphis Grizzlies
Jul 1993 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers

All entries are season change.

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About Byron Scott

Byron Antom Scott is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a role player, Scott won three NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s. He was named the NBA Coach of the Year with the New Orleans Hornets in 2008.