.The Los Angeles Lakers have lastly brought in a new choice for the most up to date scalp instructor of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually hiring longtime associate instructor Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually recently provided on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had worked under then-Utah Jazz music head train Quin Snyder (now with the Atlanta ga Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most just recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway by means of 2023-24, and was actually changed by assistant coach Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was ensured coming from an interim task right into the team's permanent scalp coach.As a scalp train, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summer season Organization squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Organization, Guthrie also worked as an assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp trainer Gregg Popovich, and a manager of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 period, under prior head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned last month, after simply one year on the job.Read More: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G League is actually the NBA's developmental minor league body. Currently, three players are actually inked to two-way deals with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled in between the Lakers proper and the South Bay Lakers. 3 players are actually confirmed to have actually been inked to Exhibition 10 training school deals with L.A., as well as will more than likely sign up with South Gulf on partner offers: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari as well as guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard lineup areas for L.A. and all 3 two-way areas are utilized, but in theory gamers may be waived if Lakers metal actually appreciates what it sees coming from some of these individuals. Perhaps very most notably, Guthrie is going to be actually charged along with cultivating the play of raw rookie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old boy of returning Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually picked with the No. 55 overall pick within this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after an uninspired one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once again in Summer months Game play with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually worked as the group's scalp train in the course of that period, and was actually fired shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Notes 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.