.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been actually employed 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 employing Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business's G Organization partner in South Bay, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split means along with past head train Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was worked with by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly teamed up with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by two periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has knowledge as manager of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp trainer Johnson left behind the association after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer organization play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be demanded with tackling the task of establishing James, who is actually anticipated to spend a lot of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring knowledge consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge into his mentoring ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he stated he just liked to take a "alternative method" to training." I think at the moment, our team as trainers have a tendency to be as well siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer months. "Our experts desire to simply look at the micro, the little bit of skills and the practice as well as this play and this factor. I think it's all about connecting it to the video game and also understanding the context." We intend to have these boutique, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever's about [the gamer] and also his growth and also his development. But you need to know exactly how that transactions to the team, to the 5-on-5 element. Our experts take so much of the out of circumstance and also we get thus lost in this particular specific capability when it concerns how does it transmit to the staff and just how can our team receive as a lot crew growth as feasible ... That's what I imply by the alternative approach." Lakers followers are going to right now see just how Guthrie decides to apply that method to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's strategy location.