.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide train Zach Guthrie has been hired as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Organization partner in South Gulf, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways with former head instructor Dane Johnson in August after one time and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He recently worked with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses experience as supervisor of advanced searching for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer season game play.Guthrie will definitely currently likely be actually demanded along with tackling the job of creating James, that is counted on to devote the majority 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 offered some understanding into his mentoring philosophy on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he stated he ased if to take a "holistic technique" to mentoring." I believe now, we as trainers tend to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summer. "Our experts desire to simply check out the small, the little bit of skill-sets and the practice and this play and this thing. I presume it's everything about connecting it to the game and also recognizing the situation." Our company wish to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever's about [the player] as well as his growth and also his growth. However you need to understand exactly how that transfers to the team, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our company take so much of this out of context as well as we obtain therefore shed within this personal skill when it concerns exactly how performs it transfer to the team and just how may we acquire as much crew growth as feasible ... That's what I indicate by the holistic strategy." Lakers enthusiasts are going to right now view exactly how Guthrie chooses to apply that strategy to James' advancement when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's method establishment.