.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually employed as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League partner, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise's G Organization associate in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split methods along with previous head train Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was chosen by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly collaborated with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed by 2 times with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has experience as supervisor of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp train Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer season organization play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be actually billed with taking on the duty of establishing James, that is expected to spend many of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring expertise features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some knowledge in to his training approach on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he said he liked to take a "alternative strategy" to coaching." I presume at the moment, our experts as trains tend to be as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summer season. "Our experts would like to merely examine the small, the little bit of skill-sets and also the drill as well as this play as well as this trait. I think it is actually all about attaching it to the video game and knowing the context." Our experts would like to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever concerns [the player] and also his growth and his development. But you must comprehend just how that transmissions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 component. Our team take a great deal of this away from circumstance and our experts get therefore shed in this particular private skill when it has to do with how performs it transmit to the crew as well as how can our company obtain as a lot team development as feasible ... That's what I imply by the holistic approach." Lakers fans will definitely now view how Guthrie decides to use that strategy to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game period on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's practice location.