<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>After leading the Hornets to their best season in franchise history and being chosen the league's Coach of the Year, Byron Scott is seeking a contract extension that will put him among the six highest-paid coaches in the league. Serious discussions began Wednesday morning between Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower and Scott's agent, Brian McInerney, who is said to be seeking a deal of about $5 million annually.</div> The Times-Picayune
