.The Los Angeles Lakers have finally made a new option for the most recent head coach of their El Segundo-based G Game associate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually employing longtime associate coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually formerly served on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta Hawks) coming from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head train Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most lately for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was fired midway with 2023-24, as well as was actually switched out through assistant train Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was promoted from an acting role in to the crew's long-term scalp coach.As a scalp trainer, Guthrie led the Wizards' 2022 Summertime Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise operated as an assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of innovative looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 time, under previous head train Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned last month, after just one year on the job.Read Much more: South Bay Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developmental minor league body. Presently, 3 players are actually tattooed to two-way contracts along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers proper and the South Bay Lakers. 3 players are verified to have been actually tattooed to Exhibit 10 training camp arrangements along with L.A., and also are going to most likely participate in South Gulf on partner packages: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard roster places for L.A. and all 3 two-way spots are actually utilized, but theoretically players could be forgoed if Lakers metal definitely appreciates what it views coming from some of these people. Probably very most essentially, Guthrie is going to be charged with building the play of raw novice point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old boy of returning Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on along with the No. 55 general choice in this summer's 2024 NBA Draft after a dull one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer season League play with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually acted as the club's head coach during the course of that period, and was actually fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Provides 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.