<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Mott said he expects the deal to be completed by the end of this week or sometime next week. Mott declined to provide details of the contract's terms, but he did say that Scott's desires align with the Hornets. The final phase, Mott said, is for him to sit down with team owner George Shinn and general manager Jeff Bower to have one last discussion before extending Scott, who is entering the final year of a three-year contract that pays him roughly $3 million per year. "We're excited about putting something together that works for him," Mott said. "Once we have that conversation, then we're going to be getting back with Byron. But I don't want this to drag out unnecessarily. There's absolutely nothing standing in the way. He wants to do it. We want to do it. I just have to sit down with Mr. Shinn first." </div> <div align="center">Source</div>
