.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually finally brought in a clean selection for the current head coach of their El Segundo-based G Organization affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually tapping the services of longtime associate train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually formerly 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, with Dallas Mavericks then-head train Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most lately for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway with 2023-24, as well as was replaced through assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was actually promoted from an interim function right into the team's irreversible scalp coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summer Game squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie also operated as an assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, and also a manager of state-of-the-art looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 period, under previous head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may last month, after merely one year on the job.Read More: South Bay Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is actually the NBA's developmental minor league system. Currently, three gamers are actually inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers proper and also the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are actually validated to have been actually printer inked to Exhibit 10 training camp arrangements with L.A., as well as will definitely likely join South Gulf on associate offers: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 typical lineup locations for L.A. plus all 3 two-way areas are utilized, however theoretically gamers may be forgoed if Lakers brass really likes what it finds from some of these men. Possibly very most essentially, Guthrie will certainly be actually entrusted with building the play of uncooked newbie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually decided on with the No. 55 total selection in this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summertime Game enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had served as the club's scalp trainer during the course of that tenure, and also was fired not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.