.The Los Angeles Lakers have lastly created a fresh option for the most recent head coach of their El Segundo-based G Game affiliate squad, the South Bay Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is choosing long time assistant coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually recently provided on the teams of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz head trainer Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most just recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021. Unseld was actually fired midway via 2023-24, as well as was actually replaced by assistant train Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was marketed coming from an interim part in to the crew's long-term scalp coach.As a head instructor, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer months Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie additionally operated as an aide video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head coach Gregg Popovich, and also a supervisor of enhanced looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 period, under prior scalp trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned final month, after simply one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is actually the NBA's developmental minor league body. Presently, 3 players are actually inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, as well as facility Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled in between the Lakers effective and the South Bay Lakers. Three players are actually verified to have been actually printer inked to Exhibit 10 training school agreements with L.A., and are going to likely join South Bay on affiliate bargains: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and guard Jordan Goodwin. All 15 conventional lineup places for L.A. plus all three two-way places are actually filled, however theoretically gamers might be waived if Lakers brass really loves what it views coming from one of these men. Probably most significantly, Guthrie is going to be charged with building the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James. Bronny James was picked with the No. 55 total pick in this particular summertime's 2024 NBA Draught after a dull one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed again in Summertime League enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had functioned as the club's scalp train in the course of that tenure, and also was shot shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Specifies 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Group.