.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been actually tapped the services of as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually employing Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Organization associate in South Bay, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted techniques with previous scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually chosen due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He recently dealt with the Utah Jazz music as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has knowledge as manager of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head coach Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime organization play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be asked for with handling the task of developing James, who is actually counted on to devote most of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring experience includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some understanding into his training viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engagement, when he mentioned he suched as to take a "alternative technique" to coaching." I think at the moment, our team as instructors have a tendency to become too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summertime. "We desire to just consider the micro, the little skills and the practice and this play and this trait. I believe it's all about attaching it to the game as well as comprehending the circumstance." We want to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing has to do with [the player] as well as his development as well as his development. Yet you must know exactly how that transmissions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 factor. We take so much of the out of context as well as our company receive thus dropped within this private capability when it has to do with how does it transmit to the group and just how can our experts receive as much group development as possible ... That's what I indicate by the holistic strategy." Lakers enthusiasts will now see how Guthrie makes a decision to use that strategy to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's technique establishment.