.The Los Angeles Lakers have ultimately brought in a new choice for the most recent head instructor of their El Segundo-based G League partner squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually hiring longtime aide train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually earlier offered on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz music head coach Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most recently for the Wizards under then-head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway via 2023-24, and was substituted through assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was actually ensured coming from an acting job right into the team's permanent scalp coach.As a scalp trainer, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summertime League squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Organization, Guthrie likewise functioned as an assistant video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp train Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of enhanced scouting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 period, under prior scalp coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned final month, after simply one year on the job.Read Even more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G League is actually the NBA's developmental minor league device. Presently, 3 players are actually inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, and also center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled between the Lakers proper and also the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are actually affirmed to have been tattooed to Display 10 training camp contracts along with L.A., and also will definitely more than likely join South Gulf on partner deals: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 typical roster spots for L.A. plus all 3 two-way areas are occupied, but in theory gamers might be forgoed if Lakers brass really loves what it observes from among these people. Maybe very most significantly, Guthrie will certainly be entrusted along with building the play of uncooked newbie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen along with the No. 55 total pick in this particular summer's 2024 NBA Draught after a lackluster one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once more in Summer months Game have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had acted as the club's head trainer in the course of that tenure, and also was fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Notes 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.