.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has actually been actually tapped the services of as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business's G Organization affiliate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split techniques with former head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly collaborated with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with through pair of times with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses adventure as supervisor of state-of-the-art looking for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head trainer Johnson left behind the association after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer season league play.Guthrie are going to right now likely be actually demanded along with tackling the duty of establishing James, that is anticipated to spend many of his rookie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some idea into his training theory on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engagement, when he claimed he just liked to take a "holistic strategy" to training." I presume immediately, our experts as trains tend to become too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summer. "Our company wish to just take a look at the mini, the little capabilities as well as the drill and also this play and this point. I presume it is actually everything about linking it to the video game and also understanding the circumstance." Our team desire to possess these shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every thing concerns [the gamer] as well as his advancement as well as his growth. However you have to recognize exactly how that moves to the staff, to the 5-on-5 element. We take a great deal of this away from situation and our team acquire thus lost in this personal skill when it concerns just how performs it transmit to the group as well as just how can easily we obtain as a lot group growth as feasible ... That's what I indicate by the all natural strategy." Lakers followers will certainly right now observe exactly how Guthrie determines to administer that method to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's method facility.