Great (Byron) Scott: Desire in Kings' job rooted in NO issues

Join the Kings Corner Facebook page here. Follow Sam and fellow hoops scribe Jason Jones on Twitter - sam_amick and jejones_sacbee. *** Nice time to revisit the Byron Scott storyline, huh? I've got to admit it works out pretty well on this end. It's interesting stuff and a chance to elaborate and expand on his situation in New Orleans and how it related to the Kings over the summer. Meanwhile, the Kings are playing so well under Paul Westphal that you won't find many folks in town who wish they would've bought Scott out of his deal and brought him to Sacramento at the moment. This story was a tad more sensitive in the summer. But make no mistake, as his agent, Brian McInerney, made clear, Scott's interest was real. And the driving force was the fact that they knew long ago that Scott wouldn't be in New Orleans past this season. We wrote in the summer about how Scott had interest that was never reciprocated, but below is more background on what led to th...