.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually ultimately brought in a fresh option for the latest head coach of their El Segundo-based G League partner team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is working with longtime associate trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has earlier served on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp train Quin Snyder (currently along with the Atlanta Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most lately for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway via 2023-24, and also was substituted through assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was actually marketed from an acting role right into the team's long-lasting scalp coach.As a head coach, Guthrie led the Wizards' 2022 Summer season Game squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie also functioned as an aide video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, and also a manager of enhanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during its 2023-24 time, under previous head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually could last month, after simply one year on the job.Read Much more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developing minors body. Presently, three gamers are inked to two-way deals along with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled between the Lakers appropriate as well as the South Gulf Lakers. Three gamers are affirmed to have actually been inked to Display 10 training school arrangements along with L.A., as well as will probably participate in South Bay on affiliate bargains: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also protector Jordan Goodwin. All 15 typical roster areas for L.A. and all three two-way places are occupied, but in theory players may be waived if Lakers brass truly enjoys what it observes from one of these people. Probably very most essentially, Guthrie will be actually charged with establishing the play of uncooked novice point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was actually decided on with the No. 55 general selection within this summer's 2024 NBA Draught after a lackluster one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once more in Summer months Game have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually worked as the group's head instructor during the course of that tenure, as well as was shot not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.