Will Lakers name Byron Scott the head coach?

Byron Scott has interviewed with the Lakers three times, but the search remains ongoing. AP Photo/Tony Dejak

Byron Scott has interviewed with the Lakers three times, but the search remains ongoing. AP Photo/Tony Dejak

My colleague Daily News columnist Vinny Bonsignore wonders and explains the hold up surrounding the Lakers not hiring Byron Scott as head coach despite already having three interviews with him.

The Lakers planned to hold off on hiring a coach until knowing how they would fill out a roster so they could match the proper candidate with the proper personnel. That is why Scott’s interview on Wednesday with the Lakers mostly entailed going over the roster. But he left the interview without receiving a job offer.

At the beginning of this week, the Lakers planned to make a hire within the next two weeks, though a league source familiar with the team’s thought process said that could also happen within a couple of days. Considering the Lakers have mostly rounded out their roster, Bonsignore argues the Lakers should just hire Scott already.

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