.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate coach Zach Guthrie has been actually worked with as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise's G Game partner in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted methods along with past scalp trainer Dane Johnson in August after one time and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually chosen by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He recently partnered with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with through pair of times along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses adventure as supervisor of state-of-the-art searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp trainer Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months game play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be demanded with tackling the job of establishing James, who is actually counted on to invest the majority of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some knowledge into his training philosophy on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engagement, when he stated he liked to take a "comprehensive technique" to mentoring." I believe now, our company as trains have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer. "Our company desire to just consider the mini, the little capabilities and the practice and also this play as well as this trait. I assume it's all about connecting it to the video game and also comprehending the context." Our team wish to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every little thing has to do with [the gamer] and also his growth and his growth. Yet you have to know just how that transactions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 aspect. We take a lot of this particular away from circumstance and we acquire therefore shed within this private ability when it has to do with exactly how does it transfer to the team and exactly how may we obtain as much crew growth as achievable ... That's what I suggest by the comprehensive approach." Lakers followers will certainly now find exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to apply that strategy to James' advancement when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game season on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's strategy amenities.