To kick off Media Day the Lakers made a splash by announcing that James Worthy has been hired in a coaching position.
Worthy re-joins former teammate Byron Scott on the Lakers’ bench, this time as a player development coach. This new position will not preclude Worthy from his other position as a Laker analyst on Time Warner Cable Sportsnet.
Worthy of course was an enormous part of the Lakers’ Showtime era. The Lakers drafted Worthy first overall in the 1982 season and he played for the team for twelve seasons before retiring in 1994 at 32 years old.