.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually lastly brought in a clean option for the most up to date head trainer of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate squad, the South Bay Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually employing longtime assistant train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has formerly offered on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz music scalp instructor Quin Snyder (currently with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most just recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway via 2023-24, and also was changed by assistant coach Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was advertised coming from an acting job right into the crew's long-term scalp coach.As a scalp train, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summer League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Organization, Guthrie also functioned as an associate video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of enhanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its own 2023-24 season, under previous scalp train Dane Johnson. Johnson was may last month, after only one year on the job.Read Much more: South Bay Lakers Fire Mind Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developmental minors unit. Presently, 3 gamers are actually tattooed to two-way agreements with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are actually toggled in between the Lakers effective and the South Gulf Lakers. 3 gamers are actually affirmed to have actually been inked to Exhibit 10 training school agreements along with L.A., as well as will most likely join South Bay on affiliate packages: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 conventional lineup areas for L.A. and all 3 two-way locations are utilized, however in theory gamers can be waived if Lakers brass definitely loves what it finds from among these guys. Perhaps very most significantly, Guthrie will definitely be entrusted along with developing the play of raw novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of returning Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen with the No. 55 total pick in this particular summer months's 2024 NBA Draft after a dull one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summer Organization enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually functioned as the group's scalp train during that tenure, as well as was fired not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.