.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant instructor Zach Guthrie has actually been 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 working with Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques along with previous scalp trainer Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually chosen due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier dealt with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through two times along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses expertise as manager of advanced searching for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head coach Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer season game play.Guthrie will certainly now likely be actually billed with tackling the duty of establishing James, who is expected to devote the majority of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some understanding into his mentoring approach on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engagement, when he claimed he suched as to take a "comprehensive strategy" to mentoring." I presume now, our team as trains have a tendency to become too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer season. "Our team desire to merely check out the mini, the little bit of skill-sets and the exercise and this play and also this trait. I assume it is actually everything about linking it to the game and comprehending the circumstance." Our experts intend to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever has to do with [the gamer] and his progression and also his development. But you must know just how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 element. Our team take a lot of the out of circumstance and our company obtain therefore dropped within this individual capability when it concerns just how performs it transmit to the staff as well as exactly how can our company receive as a lot group development as achievable ... That's what I imply by the alternative technique." Lakers followers will definitely today observe exactly how Guthrie chooses to apply that method to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Game period on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's technique facility.