.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate trainer Zach Guthrie has been actually employed as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are employing Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted ways with former scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually tapped the services of due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He previously teamed up with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through 2 periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has experience as manager of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Magic and as assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head instructor Johnson left behind the association after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summertime league play.Guthrie will definitely right now likely be actually demanded along with handling the activity of developing James, that is actually expected to devote the majority of his newbie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training experience includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some idea into his mentoring philosophy on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Immersion, when he stated he suched as to take a "alternative technique" to training." I presume today, we as coaches have a tendency to be as well siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summertime. "Our company intend to merely consider the micro, the little abilities as well as the drill and this play and also this factor. I assume it's everything about connecting it to the game as well as understanding the context." Our experts want to have these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Every little thing concerns [the gamer] as well as his advancement and also his development. Yet you have to understand exactly how that transfers to the group, to the 5-on-5 component. Our experts take a lot of the away from context and we obtain therefore shed in this particular personal capability when it's about exactly how does it move to the crew and just how can we acquire as a lot group growth as achievable ... That's what I indicate by the comprehensive strategy." Lakers enthusiasts will definitely today see how Guthrie makes a decision to apply that strategy to James' growth when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's method location.