.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been actually employed as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise's G League partner in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways with previous head train Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually hired due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier dealt with the Utah Jazz music as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by 2 times along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has expertise as manager of innovative hunting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp coach Johnson left behind the association after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer season game play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be actually billed along with taking on the activity of establishing James, who is anticipated to spend a lot of his newbie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head coaching experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge into his coaching viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Immersion, when he mentioned he just liked to take a "holistic strategy" to mentoring." I assume today, our company as instructors tend to become also siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver last summertime. "Our experts desire to just take a look at the micro, the little bit of abilities and the exercise and this play and also this thing. I believe it is actually everything about linking it to the video game and also knowing the context." Our team would like to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the player] and his advancement as well as his development. Yet you need to comprehend just how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 factor. Our team take so much of this particular out of circumstance as well as our team acquire thus shed in this private capability when it has to do with just how performs it transmit to the team and how may our team get as a lot crew growth as achievable ... That's what I mean due to the holistic technique." Lakers fans are going to today see exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to apply that strategy to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's strategy amenities.