.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually hired as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G Game partner in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted methods along with former scalp coach Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has adventure as manager of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head train Johnson left the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime game play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be actually demanded with taking on the job of building James, that is counted on to invest most of his newbie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp training adventure features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some insight right into his mentoring viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engagement, when he stated he just liked to take a "comprehensive technique" to mentoring." I think right now, our team as instructors tend to be as well siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer season. "We want to only look at the small, the little bit of abilities as well as the practice and this play and also this factor. I assume it is actually all about linking it to the activity and also recognizing the circumstance." Our company wish to have these store, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever concerns [the gamer] and also his development and also his development. However you must know exactly how that transmissions to the crew, to the 5-on-5 factor. Our experts take a great deal of this away from context and also we get so shed in this individual ability when it's about just how does it move to the crew and how can our experts get as much staff growth as possible ... That's what I suggest by the all natural method." Lakers enthusiasts will definitely right now find exactly how Guthrie chooses to apply that technique to James' growth when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's technique facility.