.The Los Angeles Lakers have lastly made a new option for the current scalp trainer of their El Segundo-based G League associate squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually working with longtime associate trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually earlier provided on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz music head train Quin Snyder (now with the Atlanta ga Hawks) coming from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most recently for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway with 2023-24, and also was switched out through assistant coach Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was actually ensured coming from an interim role into the group's long-lasting head coach.As a scalp instructor, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie also functioned as an associate video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, and also a supervisor of advanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during its 2023-24 time, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned final month, after just one year on the job.Read Much more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is actually the NBA's developing minors system. Currently, 3 gamers are actually printer inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are actually toggled between the Lakers suitable as well as the South Gulf Lakers. 3 gamers are actually affirmed to have been printer inked to Display 10 training school deals along with L.A., and will certainly more than likely sign up with South Gulf on associate deals: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 regular roster locations for L.A. plus all three two-way locations are actually utilized, however in theory gamers might be forgoed if Lakers brass really likes what it observes from among these people. Possibly most notably, Guthrie will definitely be actually entrusted along with developing the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old boy of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on with the No. 55 overall choice within this summer's 2024 NBA Draft after a lackluster one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once more in Summer season Organization play with Los Angeles. Johnson had served as the club's scalp trainer during that tenure, as well as was actually fired quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Specifies 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Team.