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Report: Lakers agree to terms with new head coach Byron Scott

Joshua S. Kelly / Reuters

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Byron Scott is a Los Angeles Laker once more.

Scott has 13 years of coaching experience to his name, with stops in New Jersey, New Orleans and Cleveland between 2000 and 2013. He also spent 11 seasons as a guard for the Lakers during his playing career.

The Lakers reportedly interviewed Scott multiple times before coming to a decision. Most importantly, Scott comes with Kobe Bryant's stamp of approval, as the superstar guard answered "yup" in response to a question regarding the hire two weeks back.

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