.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant train Zach Guthrie has been tapped the services of as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise's G Organization associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted methods along with former scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was chosen due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly dealt with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also possesses knowledge as supervisor of advanced looking for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video clip coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months league play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be actually billed with taking on the job of developing James, that is actually counted on to devote most of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head coaching knowledge features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some knowledge right into his training approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he said he suched as to take a "all natural strategy" to training." I assume at the moment, our experts as coaches have a tendency to be also siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summertime. "Our team wish to merely check out the small, the little abilities as well as the practice and this play and this thing. I presume it is actually everything about attaching it to the video game as well as comprehending the circumstance." We want to have these boutique, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever's about [the player] as well as his advancement as well as his growth. However you must know just how that transfers to the crew, to the 5-on-5 element. Our experts take so much of this particular away from context and also we obtain thus lost in this particular specific skill-set when it concerns just how performs it transmit to the crew and just how can our experts get as a lot team growth as achievable ... That's what I imply due to the alternative strategy." Lakers followers will certainly now observe just how Guthrie chooses to apply that method to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's method center.