.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate coach Zach Guthrie has been actually tapped the services of as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are choosing Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Gulf, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted methods with previous head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one season and a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He previously teamed up with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, complied with through 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has knowledge as manager of advanced looking for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head instructor Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summertime league play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be actually asked for with tackling the activity of establishing James, that is actually anticipated to devote many of his rookie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some knowledge in to his coaching theory on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engagement, when he mentioned he liked to take a "all natural approach" to mentoring." I presume at this moment, our company as instructors tend to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summertime. "Our company desire to just check out the small, the little bit of capabilities as well as the exercise and this play as well as this point. I believe it is actually all about connecting it to the video game and also knowing the situation." We want to have these shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing has to do with [the player] as well as his development and his growth. Yet you must recognize how that transfers to the group, to the 5-on-5 factor. Our team take a great deal of this particular away from circumstance and we obtain thus dropped within this specific skill when it's about just how performs it move to the team as well as how may our company get as a lot team development as achievable ... That's what I mean by the comprehensive strategy." Lakers supporters are going to right now see exactly how Guthrie chooses to administer that technique to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's strategy location.