Through all the losses, Lakers coach Byron Scott still clung to a conversation he had during his job interview that left him encouraged.
Scott often shared that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and executive Jim Buss asked him how much patience he had for a potentially long-term rebuilding process. Scott indicated he did, and then asked Kupchak and Buss how much patience they had. Scott reported everyone understood it was a long process.
Yet, the Lakers’ patience could have worn thin.
Kupchak declined to talk about Scott on Wednesday before reciting that he remains under contract in a two-year deal worth $8.