.The Los Angeles Lakers have finally made a fresh selection for the latest head trainer of their El Segundo-based G Game associate squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is working with long time assistant train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually earlier offered on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz music head coach Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head train Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most just recently for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway through 2023-24, and was substituted by assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was actually advertised coming from an acting job into the staff's irreversible scalp coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer months League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise operated as an assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, and a manager of innovative looking for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 period, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was may last month, after merely one year on the job.Read Extra: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developmental minor league device. Currently, 3 players are printer inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are actually toggled in between the Lakers proper as well as the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are actually validated to have actually been actually inked to Exhibition 10 training camp contracts along with L.A., as well as are going to more than likely sign up with South Gulf on associate bargains: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 regular roster places for L.A. and all three two-way places are utilized, however in theory gamers might be forgoed if Lakers brass truly likes what it sees from some of these individuals. Maybe very most essentially, Guthrie will certainly be tasked along with establishing the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of returning Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was chosen along with the No. 55 total pick within this summer's 2024 NBA Draft after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summertime Game play with Los Angeles. Johnson had acted as the club's scalp coach during the course of that period, and also was actually fired shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.