.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate coach Zach Guthrie has actually been employed as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League partner, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G League affiliate in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways with previous head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually chosen due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier 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 and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has expertise as manager of advanced scouting for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer months league play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be charged along with handling the activity of establishing James, that is expected to spend many of his novice time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head coaching experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge into his coaching ideology on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he stated he just liked to take a "all natural strategy" to coaching." I assume at this moment, our experts as trainers tend to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summertime. "Our experts want to only consider the small, the little capabilities and also the drill as well as this play as well as this thing. I assume it's all about linking it to the activity and also recognizing the situation." Our team want to possess these dress shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Everything's about [the gamer] as well as his progression and also his growth. But you need to recognize how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 factor. We take a lot of the out of context as well as we receive therefore dropped in this individual skill when it has to do with just how performs it move to the team as well as exactly how can easily our company acquire as a lot team growth as achievable ... That's what I suggest due to the holistic strategy." Lakers followers will right now see how Guthrie chooses to use that method to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's method establishment.