In the summer of 2014, Lakers fans witnessed one of their own come back home when Byron Scott took the head coaching position. Scott had the visible support of Laker greats such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamal Wilkes. After the questionable hires of Mike Brown and Mike D’Antoni before him, things seemed to be headed in the right direction in Lakerland. Then the season started…
The Lakers got off to a horrid start at 1-9, then Nick Young came back and there was optimism with two wins in a row.