.The Los Angeles Lakers have eventually created a fresh selection for the most recent scalp trainer of their El Segundo-based G League associate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Gulf is actually working with longtime associate train Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has previously provided on the workers of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and also Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually worked under then-Utah Jazz head train Quin Snyder (now with the Atlanta Hawks) from 2016-20, along with Dallas Mavericks then-head coach Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, and also most just recently for the Wizards under then-head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021.
Unseld was actually fired midway through 2023-24, as well as was actually switched out through assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was advertised coming from an interim part into the staff’s long-lasting scalp coach.As a head coach, Guthrie guided the Wizards’ 2022 Summer League squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Affiliation, Guthrie also worked as an associate video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp instructor Gregg Popovich, as well as a manager of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Bay went 26-24 during its own 2023-24 season, under prior head trainer Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually could last month, after simply one year on the job.Read A lot more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is the NBA’s developing minor league body.
Presently, three players are inked to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: tiny Blake Hinson, onward Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are toggled between the Lakers proper and the South Bay Lakers. 3 gamers are validated to have been actually tattooed to Exhibition 10 training camp agreements with L.A., as well as will probably join South Gulf on partner bargains: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari as well as shield Jordan Goodwin.
All 15 basic roster spots for L.A. and all three two-way spots are occupied, yet theoretically players may be waived if Lakers brass actually loves what it finds from among these guys. Maybe most significantly, Guthrie will be actually entrusted along with developing the play of raw rookie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star onward LeBron James.
Bronny James was decided on with the No. 55 total choice in this summer’s 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once more in Summer months Game enjoy with Los Angeles.
Johnson had actually acted as the club’s head train during that period, and also was actually shot soon thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Youthful Lists 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Crew.