.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually eventually made a new selection for the current scalp coach of their El Segundo-based G Game affiliate squad, the South Bay Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is tapping the services of longtime associate trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually earlier served on the teams of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz music head train Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) coming from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway by means of 2023-24, and was switched out by assistant coach Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was actually advertised coming from an interim duty in to the staff's long-lasting head coach.As a scalp train, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer Game squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie additionally functioned as an associate video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head instructor Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during its 2023-24 season, under prior head instructor Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may last month, after only one year on the job.Read Even more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developmental minor league device. Presently, 3 gamers are printer inked to two-way agreements along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, as well as facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are actually toggled in between the Lakers appropriate as well as the South Gulf Lakers. Three players are confirmed to have actually been actually printer inked to Exhibition 10 training camp arrangements with L.A., as well as will certainly probably join South Gulf on affiliate packages: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 regular roster spots for L.A. and all three two-way locations are filled, yet in theory gamers may be waived if Lakers brass definitely enjoys what it observes from some of these people. Perhaps most importantly, Guthrie will certainly be actually entrusted with establishing 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 picked along with the No. 55 overall choice within this summer's 2024 NBA Draft after an uninspired one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer Organization have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually functioned as the group's head train in the course of that period, as well as was actually fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Notes 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.