.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide trainer Zach Guthrie has been hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are choosing Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G Organization associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted ways along with past scalp coach Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has experience as manager of enhanced searching for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp instructor Johnson left the association after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summertime league play.Guthrie are going to now likely be billed along with handling the job of building James, that is counted on to devote many of his newbie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training knowledge includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some knowledge into his coaching approach on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he mentioned he just liked to take a "holistic method" to coaching." I believe immediately, we as coaches tend to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summer. "Our company wish to simply look at the small, the little skills and also the practice and also this play and also this factor. I assume it is actually everything about attaching it to the game as well as comprehending the context." Our experts wish to have these store, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever concerns [the player] as well as his progression and also his growth. Yet you must comprehend how that transactions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 element. We take a lot of the out of context and our team receive therefore dropped within this individual ability when it has to do with just how does it transfer to the staff as well as exactly how can we acquire as much staff development as possible ... That's what I indicate due to the comprehensive method." Lakers fans will now find exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to administer that strategy to James' development when the South Bay Lakers tip their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's technique facility.