.The Los Angeles Lakers have lastly created a clean choice for the most recent head instructor of their El Segundo-based G Organization affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually tapping the services of longtime assistant train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has formerly provided on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz head trainer Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most recently for the Wizards under then-head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway through 2023-24, and also was actually changed by assistant train Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was advertised from an interim function into the team's irreversible scalp coach.As a scalp trainer, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer months League squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie additionally operated as an assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of advanced searching for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during its own 2023-24 season, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was may last month, after merely one year on the job.Read Much more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developing minor league device. Currently, three players are tattooed to two-way deals along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled between the Lakers correct and the South Bay Lakers. Three players are verified to have actually been actually printer inked to Exhibit 10 training camp contracts with L.A., and will more than likely sign up with South Gulf on affiliate bargains: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 regular roster areas for L.A. and all 3 two-way spots are occupied, yet in theory players could be forgoed if Lakers brass actually likes what it observes from one of these guys. Perhaps most importantly, Guthrie will certainly be tasked with building the play of uncooked novice point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on along with the No. 55 overall selection in this summertime's 2024 NBA Draught after a lackluster one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer season Organization enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually worked as the group's scalp coach during the course of that tenure, as well as was shot quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Specifies 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Team.