.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually lastly made a clean option for the current head instructor of their El Segundo-based G Organization associate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is employing longtime associate train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has earlier offered on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually worked under then-Utah Jazz music scalp trainer Quin Snyder (now with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most just recently for the Wizards under then-head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was fired midway via 2023-24, as well as was switched out by assistant train Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was actually marketed coming from an acting duty into the team's irreversible head coach.As a scalp coach, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer League squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Organization, Guthrie likewise functioned as an associate video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp train Gregg Popovich, and a manager of innovative scouting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 period, under previous head instructor Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned last month, after only one year on the job.Read Much more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developmental minor league system. Currently, three gamers are inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, and also center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled in between the Lakers appropriate and also the South Gulf Lakers. 3 players are confirmed to have actually been printer inked to Exhibition 10 training school agreements along with L.A., as well as are going to most likely sign up with South Gulf on affiliate packages: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 regular lineup areas for L.A. and all three two-way locations are actually utilized, but in theory gamers can be waived if Lakers metal actually appreciates what it sees coming from among these people. Perhaps most significantly, Guthrie will certainly be actually tasked with cultivating the play of raw newbie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen with the No. 55 overall selection within this summer season's 2024 NBA Draught after an uninspired one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summer months Organization have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually acted as the club's scalp coach in the course of that period, as well as was shot shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Notes 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.