.The Los Angeles Lakers have ultimately created a clean selection for the current scalp train of their El Segundo-based G Game partner team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is working with longtime associate train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually previously provided on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta ga Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway by means of 2023-24, and also was actually changed by assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was actually marketed from an interim part right into the team's long-term head coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summertime League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Organization, Guthrie additionally functioned as an assistant online video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, and a supervisor of enhanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 period, under prior head train Dane Johnson. Johnson was could last month, after just one year on the job.Read Even more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is actually the NBA's developing minors system. Currently, three players are tattooed to two-way deals with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled between the Lakers appropriate and the South Gulf Lakers. Three players are confirmed to have actually been actually printer inked to Exhibit 10 training camp deals with L.A., and will certainly most likely join South Gulf on associate deals: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 standard lineup spots for L.A. plus all 3 two-way areas are actually occupied, however in theory players can be forgoed if Lakers brass really loves what it observes from one of these people. Probably very most essentially, Guthrie will be actually entrusted with creating the play of uncooked newbie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was actually chosen along with the No. 55 overall choice in this summertime's 2024 NBA Draught after a dull one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once more in Summertime Game have fun with Los Angeles. Johnson had acted as the club's scalp coach during the course of that period, and was actually shot not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.