.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has actually been employed as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G Game associate in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques with previous scalp trainer Dane Johnson in August after one time and a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He previously partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by two times with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has experience as supervisor of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer months organization play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be charged with tackling the task of creating James, who is counted on to spend most of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp training adventure consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some idea in to his coaching theory on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he stated he liked to take a "holistic approach" to training." I believe right now, we as trains have a tendency to become too siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver last summer season. "Our company desire to just examine the micro, the little bit of skills and the practice and this play as well as this point. I think it is actually everything about connecting it to the game as well as recognizing the situation." Our team desire to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every little thing's about [the gamer] and also his progression and also his growth. But you have to know just how that transfers to the group, to the 5-on-5 element. Our team take a great deal of this particular away from situation and also our experts acquire thus shed in this particular individual ability when it concerns how performs it transmit to the team and exactly how can our experts get as much staff development as achievable ... That's what I suggest by the all natural strategy." Lakers supporters will certainly today see exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to administer that technique to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's method facility.