.The Los Angeles Lakers have ultimately created a new selection for the most recent head instructor of their El Segundo-based G Organization associate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually working with longtime assistant train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has formerly served on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually worked under then-Utah Jazz head trainer Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most lately for the Wizards under then-head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway through 2023-24, and was changed through assistant coach Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was advertised from an interim task right into the staff's permanent head coach.As a scalp coach, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summertime Game squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Organization, Guthrie likewise operated as an associate online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp trainer Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of advanced scouting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 season, under prior head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually could last month, after merely one year on the job.Read Much more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developmental minors system. Currently, three players are actually inked to two-way deals along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled between the Lakers correct and the South Gulf Lakers. 3 gamers are validated to have actually been actually inked to Exhibition 10 training camp agreements with L.A., and also will certainly more than likely join South Gulf on partner packages: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard lineup locations for L.A. plus all 3 two-way areas are actually utilized, but in theory players may be waived if Lakers brass really likes what it finds from one of these individuals. Possibly most significantly, Guthrie is going to be actually entrusted with building the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of returning Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was selected along with the No. 55 general pick in this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed again in Summertime Game enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had functioned as the group's scalp trainer throughout that tenure, as well as was shot not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.