.The Los Angeles Lakers have finally made a fresh option for the current scalp instructor of their El Segundo-based G Organization affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is choosing long time associate coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has formerly served on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually functioned under then-Utah Jazz music head instructor Quin Snyder (right now with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as very most recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway through 2023-24, and also was substituted by assistant train Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was actually marketed coming from an acting task into the crew's long-term scalp coach.As a head train, Guthrie assisted the Wizards' 2022 Summertime Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Organization, Guthrie also operated as an aide video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp train Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of advanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its own 2023-24 period, under previous scalp instructor Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned last month, after just one year on the job.Read Much more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developmental minor league unit. Presently, 3 players are tattooed to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, and center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled between the Lakers effective and also the South Bay Lakers. 3 gamers are verified to have actually been actually inked to Display 10 training camp contracts along with L.A., and also are going to likely participate in South Gulf on affiliate bargains: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 basic roster locations for L.A. and all 3 two-way places are utilized, but theoretically gamers could be forgoed if Lakers brass truly likes what it finds coming from some of these guys. Probably very most importantly, Guthrie will certainly be tasked along with creating the play of raw novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was decided on with the No. 55 general selection in this summer months's 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed again in Summer season Game have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had acted as the club's scalp coach during that tenure, and was actually fired soon thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Notes 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.