.The Los Angeles Lakers have ultimately brought in a new option for the latest head train of their El Segundo-based G League partner team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is working with longtime assistant trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually previously provided on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (currently with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most lately for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway via 2023-24, and was actually substituted by assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was advertised from an interim job in to the team's long-term scalp coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summer League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie additionally worked as an assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of advanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its 2023-24 period, under prior head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was may final month, after only one year on the job.Read Much more: South Bay Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developing minors device. Currently, three gamers are actually inked to two-way deals along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers appropriate and also the South Bay Lakers. 3 gamers are actually affirmed to have actually been inked to Display 10 training school arrangements along with L.A., as well as will certainly most likely participate in South Gulf on affiliate deals: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard roster spots for L.A. plus all 3 two-way spots are filled, but theoretically gamers could be forgoed if Lakers brass truly loves what it views coming from one of these men. Possibly most essentially, Guthrie is going to be actually charged with establishing the play of raw novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen with the No. 55 total pick in this particular summertime's 2024 NBA Draught after a dull one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer months Organization enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had served as the club's head train in the course of that tenure, and also was fired not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Provides 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.