.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually lastly made a new option for the most recent scalp train of their El Segundo-based G Organization associate team, the South Bay Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually hiring long time aide trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has formerly served on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also most lately for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired midway through 2023-24, and was replaced through assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was ensured from an interim function into the team's long-term head coach.As a scalp train, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summer season Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Organization, Guthrie likewise functioned as an associate video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under head instructor Gregg Popovich, and a manager of enhanced scouting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its own 2023-24 season, under prior scalp trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned last month, after merely one year on the job.Read Even more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Coach Dane JohnsonThe G League is actually the NBA's developing minor league system. Currently, 3 players are actually tattooed to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers appropriate as well as the South Gulf Lakers. Three players are actually affirmed to have been actually tattooed to Exhibition 10 training camp arrangements along with L.A., and also will more than likely join South Gulf on associate offers: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and also shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 common lineup locations for L.A. plus all three two-way areas are utilized, yet theoretically players may be waived if Lakers brass truly appreciates what it finds coming from among these fellas. Probably very most notably, Guthrie will certainly be tasked along with building the play of raw rookie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was chosen along with the No. 55 overall choice in this particular summer's 2024 NBA Draught after a dull one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed again in Summer months Game have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had functioned as the club's head train in the course of that tenure, as well as was fired soon thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.