.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually lastly brought in a new choice for the most recent scalp coach of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate squad, the South Bay Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is hiring long time associate instructor Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has recently provided on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and very most just recently for the Wizards under then-head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway by means of 2023-24, and also was actually substituted through assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was advertised from an interim job into the group's long-lasting head coach.As a head train, Guthrie led the Wizards' 2022 Summer Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise functioned as an assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp coach Gregg Popovich, and also a manager of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its own 2023-24 season, under previous scalp trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may last month, after only one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is actually the NBA's developmental minor league body. Currently, 3 gamers are actually inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled in between the Lakers correct and the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are actually validated to have actually been actually tattooed to Exhibition 10 training school agreements along with L.A., and also will likely join South Bay on partner offers: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard roster locations for L.A. plus all three two-way places are actually occupied, yet in theory players may be waived if Lakers brass really enjoys what it views from some of these guys. Perhaps very most significantly, Guthrie is going to be actually entrusted along with creating the play of raw rookie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen along with the No. 55 general pick within this summertime's 2024 NBA Draft after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summer months League enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually served as the group's head trainer during that tenure, and also was shot quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.