Byron Scott Fired: Why Did Cavs Part With Coach?

Byron Scott has been fired from his coaching role with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday morning. Under Byron Scott's leadership, the Cavaliers finished the NBA season 24-58, losing most of their last 20 games.

The split however, was amicable, as the team's general manager Chris Grant said he had "a great deal of admiration" for Scott. The Utah native played guard for ten years with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and 90s, and returned to LA after stints in Indiana and Vancouver, B.C.

He began his coaching career with the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach, and later led the former New Jersey Nets (now based in Brooklyn, N.Y.), a perennial losing team at the time, to a record of 52 wins in the 2001 season. Byron Scott also coached the New Orleans Hornets (formerly Charlotte Hornets) in the mid-2000s.

Byron Scott spent three years leading the Cavaliers, but the team began to struggle following the departure of star LeBron James who now plays for the Miami Heat. Scott thanked Grant and the Cavs front office for their hospitality during his coaching tenure.

There are no details yet on Byron Scott's future coaching plans, if any.