.The Los Angeles Lakers have lastly created a new option for the current head train of their El Segundo-based G Game partner squad, the South Bay Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually choosing long time assistant coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually recently served on the teams of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz head instructor Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most just recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway through 2023-24, and was actually changed through assistant train Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was actually promoted coming from an acting job into the crew's irreversible scalp coach.As a scalp instructor, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer months Game squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise operated as an associate online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of sophisticated looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its 2023-24 season, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may final month, after simply one year on the job.Read Much more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G League is actually the NBA's developmental minor league device. Currently, 3 players are actually inked to two-way contracts along with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and also center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled between the Lakers suitable and also the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are actually verified to have actually been actually printer inked to Display 10 training camp arrangements with L.A., as well as will definitely likely join South Gulf on affiliate offers: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard roster locations for L.A. and all 3 two-way areas are actually filled, yet theoretically gamers may be waived if Lakers brass actually likes what it sees coming from some of these people. Maybe very most essentially, Guthrie will be entrusted along with creating the play of uncooked novice point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of returning Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was selected with the No. 55 overall pick in this summer months's 2024 NBA Draft after an uninspired one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer season Organization enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually acted as the group's scalp instructor during the course of that period, and was actually shot not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Provides 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.