.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually worked with as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G Organization partner in South Bay, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted ways with past head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually worked with due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, complied with through 2 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses adventure as manager of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant online video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head trainer Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer organization play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be actually asked for with handling the activity of creating James, who is actually expected to invest the majority of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some understanding into his training approach on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he stated he ased if to take a "holistic strategy" to training." I presume right now, we as trainers have a tendency to be too siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summer season. "Our team would like to only look at the micro, the little skills as well as the drill and also this play and also this thing. I think it's all about linking it to the game and also understanding the context." Our team want to have these store, 1-on-1 sessions. Everything has to do with [the player] and his development and his growth. But you must recognize how that transmissions to the crew, to the 5-on-5 element. We take a great deal of the away from situation as well as our team acquire therefore lost in this individual skill-set when it has to do with exactly how does it transfer to the group and exactly how can easily our team acquire as much crew development as feasible ... That's what I indicate by the alternative strategy." Lakers fans are going to right now observe just how Guthrie chooses to apply that approach to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's technique amenities.