.The Los Angeles Lakers have finally made a new selection for the latest head coach of their El Segundo-based G League associate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually choosing longtime assistant coach Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has earlier provided on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks as well as Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually operated under then-Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder (currently with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head train Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and very most just recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021. Unseld was fired up midway with 2023-24, and also was replaced through assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was actually ensured coming from an acting duty right into the group's irreversible scalp coach.As a scalp trainer, Guthrie helped the Wizards' 2022 Summer season Organization squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie also functioned as an assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp coach Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of advanced hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during its own 2023-24 season, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was could final month, after just one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Gulf Lakers Fire Head Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Game is the NBA's developing minors system. Currently, 3 gamers are actually inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, ahead Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are actually toggled in between the Lakers effective as well as the South Bay Lakers. Three gamers are confirmed to have actually been actually printer inked to Display 10 training school deals with L.A., and also are going to probably participate in South Bay on partner deals: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point guard Quincy Olivari and also shield Jordan Goodwin. All 15 typical roster areas for L.A. plus all 3 two-way areas are occupied, yet theoretically players may be forgoed if Lakers metal really appreciates what it finds coming from among these people. Perhaps most importantly, Guthrie will be entrusted along with establishing the play of raw rookie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of returning Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James. Bronny James was picked with the No. 55 total choice in this summertime's 2024 NBA Draft after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed again in Summer season Organization enjoy with Los Angeles. Johnson had actually worked as the club's head trainer during that tenure, and was shot shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.