.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually finally made a fresh option for the current head instructor of their El Segundo-based G League partner team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually hiring long time assistant trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually previously provided on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz music head train Quin Snyder (now 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. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway via 2023-24, and also was switched out by assistant train Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was marketed from an acting part right into the staff's long-term head coach.As a scalp coach, Guthrie directed the Wizards' 2022 Summer months Organization squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Organization, Guthrie additionally functioned as an assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of innovative looking for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during its 2023-24 period, under prior scalp trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned 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 minors system. Currently, three players are actually printer inked to two-way deals with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled in between the Lakers appropriate and the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are confirmed to have actually been tattooed to Exhibition 10 training camp contracts along with L.A., as well as will definitely most likely join South Bay on affiliate deals: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard roster places for L.A. and all 3 two-way locations are occupied, however in theory gamers might be waived if Lakers brass actually loves what it views coming from one of these men. Possibly most notably, Guthrie is going to be actually tasked along with establishing the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on with the No. 55 general choice within this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after a dull one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once more in Summer months League enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually served as the group's head trainer in the course of that period, as well as was shot not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.