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Byron Scott admits Lakers in rebuild, “won’t take long”

By Jacob Rude

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The Lakers are rarely a team that rebuilds. If anything, they’re a franchise that reloads on talent. However, they’re caught in arguably their lowest state in the history of the team, coming off a 27-55 season and the 7th pick in the draft lottery.

Fans of the Lakers may find it hard to admit that they’re in a rebuild, but the head coach of the team thinks so. In an 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio, Byron Scott was asked about anything he’d want to say Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, to which he responded:

"…but I also want to tell him, Doc – we’re going to be coming back. So, just because you guys are the top team in L.A. right now, just watch out. We’re coming back.So technically, even you admit that they’re the top team in L.A.?They’re the top team in L.A. They’re our championship contender team. And right now I think everybody in L.A. looks at us as a team in rebuilding. So I would have to say yeah, they’re the top team in L.A.Laker fans aren’t very realistic though. They don’t like to hear what you just said right there.Well, what I said is what I’m hearing, is that this team is in rebuilding mode. Like I said, it won’t take long. I think we have team assembled this year that can go out and surprise some people."

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