.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate trainer Zach Guthrie has been actually tapped the services of as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G Game partner in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways with past 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 aide to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He recently dealt with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to through two times along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has knowledge as manager of state-of-the-art looking for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head train Johnson left the company after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summertime game play.Guthrie will right now likely be actually charged along with handling the activity of cultivating James, that is anticipated to spend many of his novice season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head coaching experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some insight into his coaching philosophy on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Immersion, when he said he ased if to take a "holistic approach" to mentoring." I assume at the moment, our team as instructors tend to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summer months. "Our experts desire to just examine the small, the little skills as well as the practice as well as this play and also this point. I think it is actually all about attaching it to the game as well as understanding the situation." Our company would like to have these store, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing has to do with [the player] as well as his growth and also his growth. However you have to understand how that transfers to the crew, to the 5-on-5 factor. We take a great deal of the out of circumstance and also our company obtain so lost within this specific skill when it's about how performs it move to the team as well as how may we acquire as much crew growth as possible ... That's what I indicate due to the alternative strategy." Lakers supporters will certainly right now find just how Guthrie makes a decision to use that strategy to James' advancement when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's strategy center.