.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually eventually brought in a fresh choice for the most up to date head trainer of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually tapping the services of long time associate coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has earlier served on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had functioned under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head train Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most recently for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway by means of 2023-24, and also was switched out by assistant coach Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was marketed coming from an interim part in to the group's permanent scalp coach.As a scalp coach, Guthrie directed the Wizards' 2022 Summertime Organization squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie additionally operated as an aide video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp coach Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of sophisticated looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its 2023-24 season, under previous scalp coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may final month, after just one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G League is the NBA's developmental minor league device. Currently, 3 players are printer inked to two-way contracts along with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers proper as well as the South Bay Lakers. 3 players are affirmed to have been actually inked to Exhibit 10 training school contracts along with L.A., and also will certainly more than likely join South Gulf on affiliate offers: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard roster locations for L.A. and all three two-way areas are actually occupied, yet in theory players can be waived if Lakers metal definitely appreciates what it observes coming from some of these people. Maybe very most notably, Guthrie is going to be actually tasked along with developing the play of uncooked newbie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually decided on along with the No. 55 total selection in this particular summer's 2024 NBA Draft after a lackluster one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed again in Summertime League enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually acted as the group's head train throughout that tenure, and was shot soon thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Provides 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.