.The Los Angeles Lakers have eventually created a new option for the latest scalp train of their El Segundo-based G Game partner team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is tapping the services of longtime associate trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually previously offered on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz head train Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most just recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired midway through 2023-24, and was switched out by assistant train Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was actually marketed coming from an interim task right into the team's long-term head coach.As a head trainer, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summer season Organization squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie also functioned as an associate video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head trainer Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of enhanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 time, under prior head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may last month, after merely one year on the job.Read More: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is the NBA's developmental minors unit. Presently, three gamers 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 in between the Lakers effective and the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are actually affirmed to have been tattooed to Exhibit 10 training camp deals along with L.A., and will definitely most likely participate in South Bay on affiliate bargains: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and also protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 common lineup places for L.A. plus all 3 two-way places are actually filled, yet theoretically players could be forgoed if Lakers brass actually enjoys what it finds from some of these men. Maybe most significantly, Guthrie is going to be actually charged with developing the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on with the No. 55 overall choice within this summertime's 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summertime Game play with Los Angeles. Johnson had functioned as the group's head trainer throughout that tenure, and was fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.