.The Los Angeles Lakers have actually ultimately made a new selection for the most up to date scalp instructor of their El Segundo-based G League partner squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is working with long time assistant train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually recently offered on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz head trainer Quin Snyder (right now along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head instructor Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and most just recently for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021.
Unseld was actually fired up midway by means of 2023-24, as well as was substituted through assistant train Brian Keefe. This springtime, Keefe was advertised from an acting job in to the crew’s permanent scalp coach.As a head train, Guthrie led the Wizards’ 2022 Summertime Game squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie likewise functioned as an assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp instructor Gregg Popovich, and also a supervisor of state-of-the-art looking for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 throughout its own 2023-24 season, under previous scalp instructor Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually canned final month, after merely one year on the job.Read More: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G League is the NBA’s developing minors device.
Currently, three players are inked to two-way agreements along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are actually toggled in between the Lakers correct as well as the South Bay Lakers. 3 gamers are validated to have been actually printer inked to Exhibition 10 training school arrangements along with L.A., as well as will certainly probably sign up with South Gulf on associate deals: energy forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and also shield Jordan Goodwin.
All 15 typical lineup locations for L.A. plus all three two-way areas are actually occupied, but in theory gamers may be forgoed if Lakers brass really appreciates what it finds from one of these people. Perhaps most essentially, Guthrie will certainly be actually entrusted with creating the play of raw rookie point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old kid of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James.
Bronny James was actually picked with the No. 55 total pick in this summertime’s 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done keep up USC. He underperformed once again in Summertime League have fun with Los Angeles.
Johnson had served as the club’s scalp trainer during that tenure, and was actually fired shortly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Specifies 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Team.