.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has been actually employed as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are employing Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G Game partner in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted techniques along with previous head train Dane Johnson in August after one period as well as a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually worked with by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier worked with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has adventure as supervisor of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video clip coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head trainer Johnson left the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months game play.Guthrie are going to now likely be actually billed with tackling the activity of creating James, who is counted on to spend many of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching experience includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some insight right into his coaching ideology on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he said he ased if to take a "alternative method" to coaching." I assume at this moment, our company as instructors tend to be also siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summertime. "We desire to just consider the small, the little capabilities and the drill and this play as well as this point. I presume it's all about linking it to the video game as well as recognizing the situation." We intend to have these store, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever concerns [the player] and also his development as well as his growth. However you must understand exactly how that moves to the crew, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our company take so much of this out of context as well as we acquire so dropped in this private skill-set when it concerns exactly how performs it transfer to the group and just how can we get as a lot crew growth as achievable ... That's what I imply by the comprehensive strategy." Lakers followers will now view how Guthrie makes a decision to apply that strategy to James' growth when the South Bay Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's method establishment.