.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has been tapped the services of as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are working with Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise's G Organization associate in South Gulf, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split means with past head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually chosen by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He recently worked with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to through 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has expertise as supervisor of enhanced scouting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant online video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp trainer Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summertime league play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be billed with taking on the job of cultivating James, that is anticipated to devote a lot of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some understanding right into his mentoring ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he mentioned he just liked to take a "alternative strategy" to mentoring." I believe right now, our team as trainers tend to be also siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summer. "Our experts want to simply consider the small, the little bit of skill-sets and also the drill and also this play and also this trait. I think it's everything about linking it to the game and also understanding the context." Our experts wish to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the player] and his growth and his development. Yet you need to know how that transmissions to the team, to the 5-on-5 component. Our team take a lot of the away from situation and also we acquire therefore shed in this particular specific capability when it's about just how does it transfer to the staff as well as just how can easily our experts get as much team growth as achievable ... That's what I suggest due to the holistic approach." Lakers enthusiasts are going to now view exactly how Guthrie chooses to administer that approach to James' growth when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League period on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's strategy facility.