.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant trainer Zach Guthrie has been worked with as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are choosing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Bay, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted means along with former scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually hired due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He recently partnered 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 Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses knowledge as supervisor of sophisticated looking for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp train Johnson left behind the association after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer season organization play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be actually charged along with tackling the activity of creating James, that is actually counted on to spend a lot of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some knowledge in to his coaching approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he claimed he liked to take a "alternative approach" to mentoring." I believe at this moment, our company as instructors have a tendency to become too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summertime. "Our company desire to merely check out the micro, the little skills and the exercise and this play as well as this trait. I think it's everything about linking it to the activity and also recognizing the situation." Our team wish to have these boutique, 1-on-1 sessions. Every thing's about [the player] and also his advancement as well as his development. But you must comprehend just how that transfers to the staff, to the 5-on-5 element. We take so much of this particular away from situation and also we obtain so dropped in this personal skill when it concerns exactly how performs it transfer to the staff and how can our experts acquire as much crew growth as feasible ... That's what I indicate by the all natural method." Lakers fans will right now see exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to use that strategy to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game period on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's method facility.