.The Los Angeles Lakers have lastly brought in a new choice for the most up to date head train of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is choosing longtime aide coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has recently offered on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (right now with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most lately for the Wizards under then-head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway through 2023-24, and also was actually substituted by assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was marketed coming from an acting role into the crew's permanent scalp coach.As a head train, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summer season League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise functioned as an associate video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head trainer Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during its own 2023-24 season, under previous head instructor Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may last month, after just one year on the job.Read Even more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G League is the NBA's developing minors device. Presently, 3 gamers are actually printer inked to two-way deals with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers correct and also the South Gulf Lakers. Three gamers are actually affirmed to have been tattooed to Exhibit 10 training camp contracts with L.A., and will certainly most likely participate in South Gulf on affiliate offers: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 conventional lineup locations for L.A. and all 3 two-way spots are actually occupied, but in theory gamers can be forgoed if Lakers brass definitely appreciates what it sees from one of these men. Possibly most notably, Guthrie will be charged along with building the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of returning Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was selected along with the No. 55 general pick in this particular summertime's 2024 NBA Draft after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed again in Summer season League play with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually served as the group's scalp instructor during that tenure, and also was actually fired not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Notes 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.