.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has been employed as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are employing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G Organization associate in South Gulf, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques with past head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He recently dealt with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, complied with by pair of periods with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as supervisor of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head coach Johnson left the association after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer months league play.Guthrie are going to now likely be demanded along with handling the activity of building James, that is actually expected to spend the majority of his novice season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training expertise includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some understanding in to his coaching theory on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engagement, when he stated he suched as to take a "all natural approach" to coaching." I assume today, our experts as instructors tend to become as well siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer season. "Our company intend to simply examine the micro, the little bit of skills and the drill as well as this play and this trait. I presume it's everything about attaching it to the video game as well as understanding the situation." Our team wish to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing has to do with [the gamer] and his growth and also his growth. But you have to know how that moves to the crew, to the 5-on-5 component. Our experts take so much of the out of circumstance as well as our team get thus dropped in this particular personal skill-set when it concerns exactly how performs it transfer to the team and how can our experts get as a lot group growth as achievable ... That's what I imply by the holistic method." Lakers supporters will certainly right now see exactly how Guthrie chooses to administer that method to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's method amenities.