.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant train Zach Guthrie has actually been employed as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G League associate in South Gulf, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted techniques with previous scalp train Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier dealt with the Utah Jazz music as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, followed through pair of seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as manager of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant online video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp instructor Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months league play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be demanded along with handling the job of developing James, that is actually anticipated to devote most of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training knowledge features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some understanding right into his coaching approach on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Immersion, when he said he liked to take a "all natural approach" to training." I presume immediately, our team as instructors have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver last summer. "We intend to merely look at the micro, the little capabilities as well as the practice as well as this play and this point. I think it is actually all about linking it to the game as well as understanding the circumstance." Our company desire to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever concerns [the gamer] as well as his growth and also his growth. But you must understand exactly how that moves to the staff, to the 5-on-5 factor. Our experts take so much of this particular out of circumstance and we obtain so lost in this private capability when it has to do with exactly how performs it transmit to the staff and also exactly how can easily our team acquire as a lot crew growth as feasible ... That's what I suggest by the alternative method." Lakers followers will now view how Guthrie decides to apply that strategy to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's practice amenities.