.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate instructor Zach Guthrie has actually been actually tapped the services of as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G Organization affiliate in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted methods with former scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one period as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually hired by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He recently collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to through two periods along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses adventure as manager of advanced hunting for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video clip coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp coach Johnson left the institution after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summertime league play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be actually demanded along with tackling the activity of developing James, who is expected to devote a lot of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching expertise consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some idea into his coaching viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Baseball Immersion, when he stated he ased if to take a "holistic method" to mentoring." I assume right now, our team as instructors have a tendency to be also siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summer season. "Our experts desire to simply check out the small, the little abilities and the drill and also this play and also this factor. I believe it is actually all about connecting it to the video game and recognizing the circumstance." Our team intend to have these store, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever has to do with [the player] and also his advancement and also his development. However you need to comprehend just how that moves to the team, to the 5-on-5 component. Our experts take a great deal of this away from context and also our experts obtain so lost in this particular specific ability when it concerns exactly how performs it transmit to the staff as well as just how can our team acquire as much group development as achievable ... That's what I suggest due to the holistic method." Lakers fans are going to right now observe exactly how Guthrie determines to use that technique to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League season on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's technique facility.