.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually eventually made a fresh option for the most up to date scalp instructor of their El Segundo-based G Organization affiliate squad, the South Bay Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is choosing long time aide train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has previously offered on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz head train Quin Snyder (right now with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also very most lately for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway by means of 2023-24, as well as was replaced through assistant coach Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was advertised coming from an acting duty into the crew's long-term scalp coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summertime Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Organization, Guthrie also operated as an associate video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, and a supervisor of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 season, under prior head train Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned last month, after merely one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Bay Lakers Fire Mind Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developing minor league device. Presently, three gamers are actually inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled in between the Lakers appropriate as well as the South Bay Lakers. 3 players are actually confirmed to have actually been actually inked to Exhibit 10 training camp contracts with L.A., and also will certainly most likely join South Bay on affiliate deals: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 common lineup locations for L.A. plus all 3 two-way locations are actually occupied, but theoretically players might be forgoed if Lakers metal really loves what it finds from one of these men. Maybe very most significantly, Guthrie will certainly be actually entrusted along with building the play of uncooked novice point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was picked along with the No. 55 total selection in this particular summertime's 2024 NBA Draft after a lackluster one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summer months League play with Los Angeles. Johnson had served as the group's scalp coach in the course of that period, as well as was fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.