Byron Scott "absolutely" expects to return next season as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers finished the 15-16 season with a franchise-worst 17-65 record.

Scott has yet to meet with Lakers' management, nor has he been given any assurances of his role.

"I don't need that," Scott said. "There's going to come a time where we're going to talk, I do understand that, and I do understand this business.

"As I told you [media] from day one, and it's still to this day, this is my dream job. This is my dream job, and obviously, you want the opportunity to turn it all around, and you hope you get that. But I understand the business of basketball. It's all about wins and losses, and I understand that as well.

"But I think over the last couple of years, the process that we've tried to implement is in place, and obviously, this summer is an awfully big summer for us, and I'm looking forward to it as the head coach of the team until they tell me differently."