.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate instructor Zach Guthrie has been worked with as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G League affiliate in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted means with previous head train Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually tapped the services of due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He recently collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, observed by 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has knowledge as supervisor of advanced hunting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp coach Johnson left the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer season organization play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be actually asked for along with handling the job of cultivating James, that is actually counted on to spend a lot of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some understanding into his mentoring approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engagement, when he mentioned he suched as to take a "alternative method" to mentoring." I presume at this moment, our company as instructors tend to be as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver last summertime. "Our company would like to only examine the mini, the little bit of capabilities and the exercise as well as this play and also this trait. I assume it's all about connecting it to the activity and knowing the situation." We intend to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every thing has to do with [the player] as well as his advancement and also his growth. Yet you have to comprehend how that moves to the crew, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our experts take a great deal of the out of circumstance and also our company get so lost within this personal skill when it has to do with how performs it transfer to the team and also exactly how can we get as much team growth as possible ... That's what I indicate by the all natural strategy." Lakers enthusiasts will definitely right now find exactly how Guthrie determines to administer that method to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's practice center.