.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been hired as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are employing Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G Organization associate in South Bay, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways along with past head coach Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as 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 formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by two times with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses adventure as manager of innovative searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video clip coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head coach Johnson left the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer season league play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be charged along with handling the activity of building James, that is actually expected to devote most of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching adventure consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge right into his coaching viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engagement, when he said he suched as to take a "comprehensive method" to mentoring." I think at this moment, we as instructors have a tendency to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer months. "We would like to only consider the small, the little abilities and also the exercise as well as this play and also this trait. I assume it's everything about linking it to the game as well as understanding the circumstance." Our team intend to possess these dress shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing concerns [the player] and his development and his growth. However you have to know just how that transactions to the team, to the 5-on-5 element. We take a lot of this particular out of circumstance and also our company get therefore dropped in this personal ability when it's about just how does it transfer to the crew as well as exactly how may our company get as much team growth as possible ... That's what I mean by the holistic technique." Lakers enthusiasts are going to today observe exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to apply that strategy to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's practice center.