.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has actually been actually employed as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization associate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G League partner in South Bay, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted ways with previous head train Dane Johnson in August after one time and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually worked with due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through two times along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also possesses experience as manager of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer season game play.Guthrie will definitely currently likely be actually demanded along with tackling the duty of establishing James, that is anticipated to invest the majority of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching adventure consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some insight into his training ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engagement, when he said he suched as to take a "alternative approach" to mentoring." I think right now, our experts as instructors tend to be as well siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer. "Our team wish to merely examine the micro, the little bit of skills and the exercise and also this play and this thing. I think it's all about linking it to the video game and also knowing the situation." Our experts would like to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever has to do with [the player] and also his advancement and also his growth. However you have to understand how that transfers to the crew, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our team take a great deal of the away from context as well as our company acquire thus dropped in this particular private skill when it has to do with exactly how does it move to the team as well as just how may we acquire as much team development as feasible ... That's what I imply due to the holistic strategy." Lakers fans will now see exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to administer that technique to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's method establishment.