.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate trainer Zach Guthrie has been employed as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G League associate in South Bay, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways with past scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He recently worked with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed by two periods along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses knowledge as manager of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Magic and as assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp coach Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months organization play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be actually asked for with taking on the job of creating James, that is expected to spend many of his novice time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring adventure consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge into his coaching philosophy on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Immersion, when he mentioned he just liked to take a "holistic strategy" to coaching." I presume at this moment, we as instructors tend to become too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer. "We intend to simply consider the mini, the little bit of skills and also the drill and also this play and also this thing. I believe it is actually everything about attaching it to the activity and understanding the context." Our company would like to possess these dress shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing has to do with [the player] as well as his advancement and his growth. But you must recognize exactly how that transmissions to the group, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our team take a lot of the away from situation and our team get so dropped within this specific skill-set when it concerns exactly how performs it transfer to the group and just how can our company receive as much group growth as feasible ... That's what I indicate by the all natural technique." Lakers fans will now observe how Guthrie determines to administer that strategy to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Game season on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's technique location.