After a long wait, the LA Lakers has finally announced Byron Scott as their new coach. The new Lakers coach was introduced by general manager Mitch Kupchak which was also Lakers key persons Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamaal Wilkes paid tribute to the new coach.

Now that it is official, Scott will make sure to focus on building a stronger defense for the team. He is determined to revived the glory days of the Lakers saying "I am going to do everything in my power ... everything I can to bring this team back to where we know it should it be."

He added "This organization is all about championships, period. We don't look at Western Conference Finals, Western Conference championships. We look at (NBA) championships. We know we have some work ahead of us but I am excited, just thrilled to death, I am eager and just ready to get to work. I know it's going to be a challenge but I look forward to it."

He has played with Kobe Bryant during his rookie years and Bryant also endorsed him for the coaching job just this month. Aside from that he has had experiences as a head coach for New Jersey, New Orleans and Cleveland.

Scott is aware that the task handed to him is overwhelming and that it will definitely take some time in order to revamp the image of the team which ended last season with a dismal 27-55 record.

He said "The main thing I have to do right away is establish ourselves as a defensive basketball team." He also iterated that he had learned from Magic the importance of championships stating "The first thing that Magic taught me when I got into this league is that we win championships by defending every single night. That's the one thing that we can control. Offenses are going to come and go."

Scott continued "So we have to get that back into the plans. Guys have to understand that that's what it's going to take and they have to be held accountable for that."

Scott believes that the Lakers' roster this season is very competitive and that he is looking forward to be working with them.