Lakers Promoting Zach Guthrie To Assistant Coach
The Los Angeles Lakers have promoted Zach Guthrie to assistant coach and head of player development on JJ Redick's staff. Guthrie previously led the South Bay Lakers to a successful G League season.
Why it matters
This move reflects the Lakers' ongoing organizational restructuring as they look to integrate younger talent and improve player development under a new coaching regime.
Zach Guthrie is receiving a promotion, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reports ( via Twitter ) that Guthrie will be an assistant coach on JJ Redick ‘s staff with the Lakers .
Guthrie, who has been the top coach of Los Angeles’ G League affiliate over the past two seasons, will also be the Lakers’ new head of player development, Charania adds.
Guthrie led the South Bay Lakers to a 26-10 regular season record in 2025/26 and the team entered the playoffs as the top seed in the NBAGL’s Western Conference before falling to the Stockton Kings in the conference finals. The Lakers’ G League club is relocating and will be called the Coachella Valley Lakers in ’26/27.
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