.The Los Angeles Lakers have eventually created a new choice for the most recent scalp train of their El Segundo-based G Organization associate squad, the South Gulf Lakers.Sources notify Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that South Bay is actually working with long time assistant trainer Zach Guthrie. Guthrie has actually previously provided on the personnels of the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.Guthrie had operated under then-Utah Jazz scalp trainer Quin Snyder (now along with the Atlanta ga Hawks) coming from 2016-20, with Dallas Mavericks then-head trainer Rick Carlisle in 2020-21, as well as most lately for the Wizards under then-head coach Wes Unseld Jr. starting in 2021.
Unseld was fired midway by means of 2023-24, and also was actually substituted through assistant train Brian Keefe. This spring season, Keefe was promoted coming from an acting role right into the group’s permanent head coach.As a head trainer, Guthrie helped the Wizards’ 2022 Summer season League squad.Per the National Basketball Coaches Association, Guthrie likewise operated as an associate video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, under head train Gregg Popovich, as well as a supervisor of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Magic.South Gulf went 26-24 throughout its own 2023-24 time, under previous head instructor Dane Johnson. Johnson was actually may final month, after only one year on the job.Read More: South Gulf Lakers Fire Mind Coach Dane JohnsonThe G Organization is the NBA’s developing minor league system.
Presently, 3 players are printer inked to two-way contracts with Los Angeles: little Blake Hinson, forward Armel Traore, and also facility Colin Castleton. Two-way gamers are toggled between the Lakers correct as well as the South Bay Lakers. Three players are actually affirmed to have been printer inked to Exhibit 10 training camp deals with L.A., as well as will certainly more than likely participate in South Bay on partner offers: electrical power forward/center Kylor Kelley, point player Quincy Olivari and shield Jordan Goodwin.
All 15 standard lineup places for L.A. and all three two-way places are actually utilized, yet theoretically players may be waived if Lakers brass really likes what it observes from one of these fellas. Perhaps most significantly, Guthrie is going to be tasked along with developing the play of raw newbie point guard Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of coming back Lakers All-Star ahead LeBron James.
Bronny James was actually decided on along with the No. 55 general pick in this particular summer months’s 2024 NBA Draught after an uninspired one-and-done run with USC. He underperformed once more in Summer Game play with Los Angeles.
Johnson had actually functioned as the group’s head instructor during that tenure, as well as was actually shot quickly thereafter.More Lakers: Trae Young Provides 3 Lakers on All-Time NBA Staff.