Fans of the Los Angeles Lakers have not forgotten that — despite winning the NBA championship in 2020 — the team spent much of the 2010s in the NBA’s basement. Front office dysfunction, a never-ending coaching carousel and desperately waiting for draft picks to develop into All-Stars left the Lakers with years of lottery picks and disappointment.
Head coach Byron Scott defined that era with two of the worst years of Lakers basketball.
Scott coached the Lakers from 2014-16, spending two full seasons with the team. He finished with a total record of 38-126 before being fired.