.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has been worked with as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League partner, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split methods with past scalp train Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually chosen by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as supervisor of state-of-the-art hunting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp coach Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime organization play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be actually charged with handling the duty of cultivating James, that is expected to invest most of his rookie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training knowledge features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some understanding in to his coaching theory on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he stated he suched as to take a "alternative technique" to coaching." I think right now, our team as trainers tend to be too siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summer. "Our experts wish to merely examine the small, the little bit of skill-sets and also the practice and this play and this point. I think it is actually all about attaching it to the video game and recognizing the situation." Our experts desire to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing concerns [the player] and also his growth as well as his growth. Yet you must know just how that transactions to the crew, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our experts take so much of this particular out of context and also our experts acquire so dropped within this specific skill-set when it concerns just how does it move to the crew as well as how may our team acquire as a lot crew growth as feasible ... That's what I imply by the comprehensive approach." Lakers enthusiasts will definitely right now observe exactly how Guthrie decides to apply that strategy to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's strategy establishment.