.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie has actually been actually tapped the services of as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are choosing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G League affiliate in South Bay, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques with former head coach Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually worked with due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly worked with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with through pair of seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses experience as supervisor of innovative searching for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video clip coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp trainer Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer season organization play.Guthrie are going to right now likely be actually charged along with taking on the activity of developing James, that is expected to invest most of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring adventure includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some knowledge in to his mentoring ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engrossment, when he claimed he just liked to take a "all natural strategy" to mentoring." I think at this moment, we as coaches tend to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer season. "Our experts intend to only examine the micro, the little skills and the exercise and this play and also this factor. I assume it's everything about attaching it to the activity and recognizing the context." Our company intend to possess these shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing has to do with [the player] and his advancement and also his growth. Yet you must know how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 element. Our team take so much of this particular away from circumstance and also our team receive therefore lost in this particular individual capability when it's about exactly how does it transmit to the group and exactly how can our team obtain as a lot crew development as possible ... That's what I imply due to the holistic method." Lakers supporters will certainly today find just how Guthrie decides to apply that approach to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's strategy location.