.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually eventually made a clean option for the most recent head coach of their El Segundo-based G League associate team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is tapping the services of longtime assistant instructor Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually earlier offered on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz music scalp coach Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta ga Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most just recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was fired midway with 2023-24, and was actually replaced through assistant coach Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was actually promoted coming from an interim task right into the team's permanent scalp coach.As a scalp trainer, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summer months Game squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise worked as an associate video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head trainer Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 season, under previous scalp trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned last month, after just one year on the job.Read Extra: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developing minors system. Presently, 3 players are actually printer inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled in between the Lakers proper and also the South Gulf Lakers. Three players are verified to have actually been actually inked to Display 10 training camp deals along with L.A., and are going to more than likely participate in South Bay on partner offers: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 regular lineup places for L.A. and all 3 two-way spots are actually filled, yet theoretically players can be waived if Lakers brass truly enjoys what it sees coming from one of these individuals. Possibly most essentially, Guthrie will be charged with establishing the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was selected along with the No. 55 overall pick within this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer League have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually served as the club's scalp coach during that period, and was actually fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Specifies 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.