EL SEGUNDO – Los Angeles D-Fenders assistant coach Thomas Scott has earned a call-up to the Los Angeles Lakers, it was announced today.
Scott, son of current Lakers head coach Byron Scott, brings with him a combined nine years of experience as an assistant coach and video coordinator at the NBA and NBA D-League levels. Last season, Scott helped lead the D-Fenders to the second best record in the NBA D-League (31-19) and second Western Division Championship in franchise history. The Los Angeles native also assisted in developing three Lakers’ assignees and four Gatorade NBA call-ups last season. Prior to joining the D-Fenders, Scott spent two previous seasons in the NBA D-League as an assistant coach for the Canton Charge (2011-13). Additionally, Scott spent a combined five seasons in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2010-11) as a player development/video coach and the New Orleans Hornets (2006-10) as an assistant video coordinator.
Scott joins Luke Walton as the second member of the 2013-14 D-Fenders coaching staff to earn a call-up to the NBA. Walton, who served as a player development coach with the team last season, was recently hired by the Golden State Warriors to serve as an assistant coach.
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The NBA Development League’s Los Angeles D-Fenders, the first franchise in D-League history to be owned by an NBA team (Los Angeles Lakers), will return for its eighth season of competition in 2014-15. The D-Fenders franchise has quickly established itself as a top producer of NBA-ready talent, totaling 18 NBA Call-Ups and developing 15 Lakers assignment players since the inaugural 2006-07 season. In addition, the D-Fenders became the first team in league history to win the Development Champion award (2011-12), which is an honor given to the team that best embodies the NBA D-League's goals of developing NBA basketball talent via call-ups and assignments. The D-Fenders also claimed the franchise’s second Western Division Championship last season, joining the division title earned during the 2011-12 season.
For the fourth consecutive season, the D-Fenders will play all home games at Toyota Sports Center; the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, CA. Information on D-Fenders 2014-15 season ticket packages and single-game tickets can be found by logging onto the team’s website (www.d-fenders.com) or by contacting Benny Garcia at (310) 426-6043 / bgarcia@d-fenders.com.
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