.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide train Zach Guthrie has been worked with as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G Game associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways with past scalp trainer Dane Johnson in August after one time and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was chosen by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He previously collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, complied with through pair of periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses knowledge as supervisor of advanced searching for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp coach Johnson left the association after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer game play.Guthrie will definitely right now likely be actually demanded along with tackling the job of developing James, who is counted on to invest a lot of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring adventure consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some insight right into his mentoring ideology on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he claimed he just liked to take a "all natural method" to mentoring." I assume now, our team as trainers tend to be also siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summertime. "Our team desire to just examine the mini, the little bit of capabilities and also the practice as well as this play as well as this thing. I think it is actually all about linking it to the video game and comprehending the circumstance." Our experts intend to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever's about [the player] and also his advancement and also his growth. But you must know just how that transactions to the group, to the 5-on-5 factor. Our team take a great deal of this particular away from situation and we get therefore dropped in this particular specific ability when it concerns exactly how performs it move to the crew and how may our team get as a lot team growth as achievable ... That's what I suggest due to the alternative approach." Lakers supporters will definitely now observe exactly how Guthrie determines to administer that technique to James' advancement when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's technique center.