.The Los Angeles Lakers have ultimately created a new option for the current head train of their El Segundo-based G League affiliate team, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources educate Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is hiring long time assistant trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually earlier offered on the staffs of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had actually worked under then-Utah Jazz scalp coach Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta georgia Hawks) coming from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head train Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most recently for the Wizards under then-head train Wes Unseld Jr. beginning in 2021.
Unseld was fired up midway by means of 2023-24, and also was actually switched out by assistant trainer Brian Keefe. This spring, Keefe was ensured coming from an interim part right into the group’s long-term scalp coach.As a scalp coach, Guthrie guided the Wizards’ 2022 Summer season Organization squad.Per the National Baseball Coaches Association, Guthrie additionally operated as an assistant video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under scalp trainer Gregg Popovich, and a manager of innovative looking for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 during the course of its 2023-24 time, under previous head coach Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may final month, after only one year on the job.Read Even more: South Bay Lakers Fire Head Train Dane JohnsonThe G League is actually the NBA’s developmental minor league system.
Presently, 3 gamers are tattooed to two-way arrangements along with Los Angeles: small Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, as well as center Colin Castleton. Two-way players are actually toggled between the Lakers correct and the South Bay Lakers. 3 players are confirmed to have actually been printer inked to Display 10 training school arrangements along with L.A., as well as will certainly most likely sign up with South Gulf on affiliate packages: power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and also guard Jordan Goodwin.
All 15 standard lineup locations for L.A. and all three two-way areas are filled, however theoretically players may be forgoed if Lakers brass truly appreciates what it finds from some of these guys. Possibly very most significantly, Guthrie will be actually entrusted along with establishing the play of uncooked novice point player Bronny James, the 19-year-old child of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James.
Bronny James was actually picked along with the No. 55 general selection in this summertime’s 2024 NBA Draught after a poor one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed again in Summertime League enjoy with Los Angeles.
Johnson had acted as the group’s scalp train throughout that period, and was actually fired soon thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Details 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.