Dennis Scott, once a hero with the Orlando Magic for his three point shooting ability, has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.  Scott holds NBA records for most 3-point field goals made in a season (267) and a game (11).  He is joined in LA with forward Paul Shirley, a rookie 6-10, 230-pound free agent from Iowa State.

The LA Times reports that the Lakers are expected to sign veteran shooter Dennis Scott to a one-year contract today.

Scott, who turned 33 on Sept. 5 and did not play in the NBA last season, made 39.7% of his three-point attempts and averaged 12.9 points in a 10-year career. He spent four of those years as a teammate of Shaquille O'Neal's in Orlando, and the two remain close.

Scott, at 6 feet 8, will attempt to make the team as a small forward, where the Lakers are thin, with only Rick Fox and Devean George.

The team signed Dickey Simpkins on Tuesday. A 6-foot-9 forward, Simpkins, 29, also was out of the league last season after being released from Seattle's training camp. He played on three of Laker Coach Phil Jackson's last three championship teams in Chicago. He averaged 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in six seasons. The Lakers also expected to sign Paul Shirley, a 6-10 forward out of Iowa State.

Having won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls, Dickey Simpkins will try to help the Los Angeles Lakers make it three in a row.

The two-time NBA champion Lakers signed Simpkins on Wednesday, reuniting the free agent forward with coach Phil Jackson.

Terms were not disclosed.

Simpkins, 29, is a seven-year veteran who played most recently with the Bulls in 1999-2000, averaging 4.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in 69 games. The 6-9, 255-pound Providence product won championships with Jackson in Chicago from 1996-98.

Mike Penberthy, a relative unknown from The Master's College until he dazzled the Lakers with his 3-point shooting touch a year ago, re-signed with the team Monday, according to the LA Daily News.

With Penberthy back in the fold, the Lakers are nearly through filling out the roster for training camp, which opens Saturday in Honolulu. Seventeen players are under contract, including eight guards. The Lakers might add another player or two for practice purposes but are otherwise set.

An MRI exam of Mitch Richmond's sore right knee showed no structural damage, a relief to the Lakers with training camp less than a week away, according to the Orange County Register.

Richmond, 36, has twice felt discomfort in that knee, which caused him to miss the final 19 games of last season with the Wizards.

Lakers training camp begins in Honolulu on Saturday.

The AP reports that free agent forward Jelani McCoy, late of the Seattle Sonics, has signed a 1-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Terms were not announced for the former UCLA star, but it's expected that McCoy will earn the veteran minimum.