.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually lastly created a clean choice for the most recent scalp coach of their El Segundo-based G League partner team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is choosing long time associate coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has formerly provided on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most just recently for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired midway by means of 2023-24, as well as was actually changed by assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was advertised coming from an interim part into the staff's long-term scalp coach.As a head coach, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer months Game squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie also worked as an associate video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head instructor Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of enhanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during its own 2023-24 period, under prior head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned last month, after only one year on the job.Read Extra: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is the NBA's developmental minors system. Currently, 3 players are actually printer inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled between the Lakers effective and also the South Gulf Lakers. Three gamers are confirmed to have actually been inked to Exhibit 10 training camp agreements along with L.A., as well as will probably sign up with South Gulf on associate packages: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 conventional lineup spots for L.A. and all three two-way locations are actually filled, yet theoretically gamers can be waived if Lakers brass really loves what it observes from some of these individuals. Possibly very most essentially, Guthrie will be actually entrusted with creating the play of uncooked newbie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was selected along with the No. 55 total selection in this summer months's 2024 NBA Draft after a lackluster one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once more in Summer Organization play with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually worked as the club's head coach in the course of that period, as well as was actually shot quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Team.