.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has actually been actually chosen as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League partner, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are employing Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G League associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques along with previous head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one period as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually hired due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with through 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses knowledge as manager of innovative searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer organization play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be actually asked for with tackling the activity of developing James, who is anticipated to devote most of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring expertise features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some insight in to his mentoring philosophy on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engagement, when he mentioned he ased if to take a "all natural approach" to mentoring." I assume today, our team as instructors have a tendency to become also siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer. "We would like to merely examine the small, the little bit of skills as well as the exercise and also this play and also this factor. I presume it is actually all about attaching it to the video game and also comprehending the context." Our experts want to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing has to do with [the gamer] and his growth and his growth. Yet you need to know how that moves to the staff, to the 5-on-5 element. Our team take a lot of the away from situation as well as our experts get therefore lost in this specific skill-set when it concerns how does it transmit to the staff as well as just how can easily we obtain as much staff growth as possible ... That's what I indicate by the all natural technique." Lakers supporters are going to right now find how Guthrie makes a decision to administer that technique to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's technique facility.