.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually ultimately brought in a clean option for the current head instructor of their El Segundo-based G Game partner team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually working with long time assistant trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually formerly served on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had worked under then-Utah Jazz head trainer Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also very most lately for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway through 2023-24, and was changed by assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was actually advertised from an interim job in to the group's irreversible head coach.As a scalp train, Guthrie directed the Wizards' 2022 Summer months Game squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise operated as an assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp train Gregg Popovich, and a manager of state-of-the-art hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its 2023-24 time, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned last month, after simply one year on the job.Read More: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developing minor league unit. Currently, three gamers are actually tattooed to two-way deals along with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, and facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled in between the Lakers appropriate and also the South Gulf Lakers. 3 players are actually validated to have been tattooed to Display 10 training camp agreements with L.A., as well as will certainly more than likely join South Gulf on partner deals: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari as well as guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 conventional roster locations for L.A. and all 3 two-way spots are occupied, yet theoretically gamers could be waived if Lakers brass truly appreciates what it observes coming from one of these individuals. Probably most notably, Guthrie will be tasked with creating the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was selected with the No. 55 total selection in this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after a lackluster one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summer Organization enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had worked as the club's head train in the course of that period, as well as was shot not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.