.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate coach Zach Guthrie has actually been actually employed as head coach 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 employing Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business's G League associate in South Gulf, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split techniques along with past scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one time and a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually hired due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly worked with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to through two times with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has expertise as manager of innovative looking for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head trainer Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime league play.Guthrie will definitely currently likely be demanded with tackling the duty of cultivating James, who is actually expected to invest most of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring adventure consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some idea right into his training theory on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engrossment, when he claimed he ased if to take a "all natural strategy" to training." I believe at the moment, our experts as instructors tend to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer season. "Our experts would like to just consider the small, the little bit of capabilities and also the exercise and this play and also this factor. I assume it's all about linking it to the activity and also knowing the circumstance." Our team intend to have these shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the player] and also his progression and his development. However you need to understand exactly how that transactions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our company take a great deal of this particular away from circumstance as well as our experts receive so dropped in this particular private skill-set when it's about just how does it transmit to the group as well as exactly how may our company obtain as a lot group development as feasible ... That's what I suggest due to the holistic technique." Lakers supporters are going to right now find exactly how Guthrie chooses to apply that method to James' advancement when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's practice location.