.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been actually employed as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split methods along with former head instructor Dane Johnson in August after one time and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was worked with by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed through 2 times with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses experience as manager of innovative searching for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp trainer Johnson left the association after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer season organization play.Guthrie are going to now likely be asked for with tackling the duty of establishing James, that is counted on to invest many of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp training adventure includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some idea right into his mentoring ideology on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he stated he liked to take a "comprehensive method" to mentoring." I assume immediately, our team as trains tend to be also siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summer season. "We wish to simply check out the mini, the little bit of skills as well as the practice and also this play and also this point. I think it's all about linking it to the game and recognizing the circumstance." Our team wish to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every thing concerns [the gamer] and his development as well as his growth. Yet you have to understand just how that transactions to the crew, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our experts take so much of this particular away from circumstance and also our company obtain thus shed in this personal ability when it's about exactly how performs it move to the crew and just how can easily our experts obtain as much group development as possible ... That's what I imply due to the all natural approach." Lakers supporters will right now observe exactly how Guthrie determines to apply that method to James' growth when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's strategy location.