.The Los Angeles Lakers have finally made a fresh selection for the most up to date head coach of their El Segundo-based G Game affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is working with long time assistant train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually previously provided on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had functioned under then-Utah Jazz music head instructor Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also very most recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway with 2023-24, and also was substituted by assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was promoted coming from an interim function into the group's long-lasting scalp coach.As a scalp coach, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer League squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie likewise worked as an aide video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under head trainer Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of enhanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during the course of its own 2023-24 time, under prior head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was could final month, after simply one year on the job.Read Extra: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developmental minor league body. Currently, 3 gamers are tattooed to two-way arrangements with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled between the Lakers suitable and also the South Bay Lakers. 3 gamers are actually verified to have actually been actually inked to Exhibit 10 training camp contracts along with L.A., and will certainly more than likely participate in South Bay on associate deals: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 basic lineup areas for L.A. and all 3 two-way spots are utilized, however in theory gamers could be waived if Lakers brass actually loves what it views from one of these fellas. Maybe very most importantly, Guthrie will certainly be actually charged with establishing the play of raw novice point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was picked along with the No. 55 total selection in this particular summer season's 2024 NBA Draught after a dull one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed again in Summer months League have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually functioned as the club's scalp trainer throughout that tenure, and was shot soon thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.