.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie has been actually tapped the services of as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are working with Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise's G Organization partner in South Bay, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted methods with past head train Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier dealt with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, complied with through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as supervisor of innovative hunting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer months league play.Guthrie will now likely be actually demanded with handling the task of establishing James, that is actually expected to devote most of his novice time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring knowledge features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge right into his mentoring viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Immersion, when he said he liked to take a "all natural approach" to mentoring." I presume at the moment, our team as trains have a tendency to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer season. "Our experts want to only consider the micro, the little skills and also the exercise and this play and also this point. I presume it's all about connecting it to the video game and also understanding the circumstance." We want to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every little thing's about [the player] as well as his progression and his growth. But you must comprehend exactly how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 component. Our experts take a great deal of the away from circumstance as well as we obtain so shed in this private skill-set when it's about exactly how does it transfer to the team and just how can easily our experts obtain as much group development as feasible ... That's what I suggest due to the alternative method." Lakers enthusiasts are going to now see how Guthrie determines to apply that approach to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's practice facility.