.The Los Angeles Lakers have eventually brought in a clean option for the current head coach of their El Segundo-based G Organization affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually employing long time aide train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually recently provided on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz head train Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) coming from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most lately for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was actually fired up midway by means of 2023-24, and also was actually replaced by assistant train Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was advertised coming from an interim part in to the group's long-lasting head coach.As a scalp instructor, Guthrie guided the Wizards' 2022 Summer season League squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie also operated as an assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp instructor Gregg Popovich, and also a manager of advanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 in the course of its 2023-24 season, under prior scalp train Dane Johnson. Johnson was canned final month, after just one year on the job.Read Even more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developing minor league unit. Currently, 3 players are actually printer inked to two-way deals along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, as well as facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled between the Lakers correct and also the South Gulf Lakers. Three players are actually verified to have actually been inked to Exhibition 10 training school contracts with L.A., and also will definitely probably participate in South Gulf on affiliate packages: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and protection Jordan Goodwin. All 15 basic lineup spots for L.A. plus all three two-way places are occupied, but theoretically players can be waived if Lakers brass definitely likes what it observes coming from some of these individuals. Probably most importantly, Guthrie will certainly be actually entrusted along with establishing the play of uncooked newbie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of returning Lakers All-Star forward LeBron James. Bronny James was actually decided on with the No. 55 general choice within this summer's 2024 NBA Draft after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once more in Summer season League play with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually acted as the group's scalp train throughout that period, and also was fired not long thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.