.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant train Zach Guthrie has actually been worked with as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business's G Game affiliate in South Gulf, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split ways with past head train Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier collaborated with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, followed by two times with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses adventure as manager of advanced hunting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head coach Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summertime game play.Guthrie will currently likely be actually asked for with taking on the duty of developing James, that is expected to spend the majority of his novice season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching expertise features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some understanding right into his training approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engrossment, when he said he ased if to take a "holistic approach" to coaching." I think right now, our company as coaches tend to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer. "Our experts intend to merely examine the micro, the little skill-sets as well as the practice as well as this play as well as this trait. I think it's everything about attaching it to the game and also recognizing the circumstance." We intend to possess these dress shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Everything's about [the gamer] and also his advancement as well as his growth. But you have to recognize exactly how that transmissions to the group, to the 5-on-5 element. Our team take so much of this away from context as well as we acquire therefore dropped in this particular individual skill when it's about just how performs it transmit to the group as well as just how may our company acquire as much team development as achievable ... That's what I mean due to the holistic approach." Lakers enthusiasts will certainly right now find how Guthrie determines to apply that method to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's practice facility.