.The Los Angeles Lakers have eventually made a fresh choice for the latest head instructor of their El Segundo-based G League partner team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources update Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually working with longtime assistant coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually formerly offered on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had functioned under then-Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder (right now with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was fired midway through 2023-24, and was switched out by assistant instructor Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was marketed from an interim function into the team's long-lasting head coach.As a scalp instructor, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summer season League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie likewise worked as an assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of enhanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 throughout its 2023-24 period, under previous scalp coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may final month, after simply one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is the NBA's developmental minors unit. Presently, 3 gamers are inked to two-way deals with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled between the Lakers suitable and the South Gulf Lakers. Three players are actually verified to have actually been actually inked to Display 10 training camp agreements with L.A., and will certainly probably participate in South Gulf on affiliate deals: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 typical lineup places for L.A. and all three two-way areas are actually occupied, however theoretically players might be forgoed if Lakers metal definitely appreciates what it finds coming from among these guys. Probably very most essentially, Guthrie is going to be tasked with cultivating the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen along with the No. 55 total selection within this summer's 2024 NBA Draught after a lackluster one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer season League enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had acted as the club's head instructor in the course of that period, and also was actually fired shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.