.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually ultimately brought in a clean selection for the most up to date scalp trainer of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually tapping the services of longtime aide trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually recently served on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz music head coach Quin Snyder (currently with the Atlanta Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also most recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway with 2023-24, as well as was actually replaced by assistant coach Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was promoted from an acting role into the staff's long-lasting scalp coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summer Game squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Organization, Guthrie likewise functioned as an assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, and a supervisor of advanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 in the course of its own 2023-24 period, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned last month, after just one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G League is the NBA's developmental minor league system. Presently, 3 gamers are actually inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled between the Lakers suitable and also the South Gulf Lakers. 3 gamers are actually validated to have been actually inked to Exhibit 10 training school arrangements with L.A., as well as are going to most likely participate in South Bay on associate bargains: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and also protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 common lineup places for L.A. plus all 3 two-way areas are utilized, however theoretically players might be waived if Lakers brass really likes what it sees coming from one of these people. Perhaps very most significantly, Guthrie will certainly be actually charged with building the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old boy of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen along with the No. 55 overall choice within this summertime's 2024 NBA Draft after an uninspired one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once more in Summer Organization play with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually served as the club's scalp trainer during that tenure, as well as was fired not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Team.