Threatt to Return, Do Whatever Is Needed : Lakers: Celtics are said to be interested in Scott. Green will wait for word from above.

Sedale Threatt settled his immediate future Tuesday by announcing that he plans to remain a Laker instead of exercising an option to become an unrestricted free agent.

Threatt led the team during the regular season with averages of 15.1 points and 6.9 assists. Acquired from Seattle on Oct. 2, 1991, to back up both guard positions, he was thrust into a starting role at point guard when Magic Johnson retired. Since then, Threatt has become a low-turnover player who can initiate the offense.

Threatt, who is signed through 1995-96, said he was sure of his decision, even though he knows Doug Christie might cut into his playing time next season.

“This is where I want to play,” Threatt said. “Being in the system for two years, getting a chance to know the guys, I like it here. I’ll do whatever the Lakers want me to do, whether it’s backup, (shooting guard), whatever.”

Byron Scott, now an unrestricted free agent, was every bit as positive as Threatt, except he was positive he wouldn’t be with the Lakers next season; and A.C. Green said he was awaiting divine guidance through his free agency.

After saying goodby to his teammates at the annual breakup meeting, Scott said he was sure he won’t be asked back and talked of possibly joining the Boston Celtics.

“I’m positive (Sunday’s playoff defeat) was the last game for me as a Laker,” he said.

He also said his agent, Bob Woolf, has had conversations with teams interested in signing him as an unrestricted free agent, and that he has heard the Celtics might pursue him.

“I’m going to sit home and relax and wait for things to materialize,” said the 32-year-old guard, who averaged 13.7 points during the season and 9.8 in the playoffs.

Green, praised by Coach Randy Pfund as “the heart and soul of this particular group of guys (and) just a great, great player,” will be in demand for his rebounding and durability. He averaged 14.6 rebounds against Phoenix and 8.7 rebounds and 12.8 points during the season, while extending his games-played streak to 567.

Green, who hasn’t ruled out his hometown Portland Trail Blazers, said he will consider contending teams and near-contenders and mentioned that he has many friends on the San Antonio Spurs. He compared his situation to that of free-agent football player Reggie White, who also relied on his religious faith in determining his new team, the Green Bay Packers.

“The money, the comfort, the commitment to winning, those are major ingredients that I’m looking for and are going to be very important for me, but nothing overrides the fact that if God says no, then I’m saying no,” Green said.

Laker Notes

General Manager Jerry West said he will tender contracts to restricted free agents Elden Campbell and Tony Smith to retain their rights. Doug Christie, sure to be retained, and Duane Cooper are also restricted free agents. . . . Sunday’s fifth playoff game at Phoenix drew the Lakers’ highest local TV ratings for a game other than a conference or league final. It averaged a Nielsen rating of 17.3 and peaked at 23.5, meaning almost one-fourth of all Los Angeles-area TV homes were watching the game. Each rating point represents about 50,000 homes. The game averaged a 41 share and peaked at 52, with the share measuring the actual viewing audience. The Lakers’ highest rating was a 26.3 and 61 share for their Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics in the 1985 finals.