.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually ultimately made a fresh choice for the most recent scalp train of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually choosing longtime assistant trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has previously served on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually worked under then-Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also most recently for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway by means of 2023-24, as well as was changed through assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was promoted coming from an acting part in to the team's long-term scalp coach.As a head train, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summertime Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie additionally functioned as an aide video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, and also a supervisor of advanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during its 2023-24 season, under previous head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually could last month, after just one year on the job.Read More: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is actually the NBA's developing minor league system. Currently, 3 players are actually tattooed to two-way agreements along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled in between the Lakers proper and the South Bay Lakers. 3 gamers are affirmed to have actually been tattooed to Exhibition 10 training camp agreements with L.A., and will certainly most likely join South Bay on associate deals: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and also protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 conventional roster areas for L.A. plus all three two-way areas are actually filled, but in theory gamers may be forgoed if Lakers metal actually likes what it views from one of these guys. Perhaps very most notably, Guthrie is going to be tasked with creating the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of returning Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on with the No. 55 total choice in this summertime's 2024 NBA Draft after a poor one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed again in Summer Organization play with Los Angeles. Johnson had functioned as the club's scalp trainer throughout that period, as well as was fired shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Team.