.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate coach Zach Guthrie has been actually hired as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League partner, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise's G Game associate in South Gulf, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways along with previous head instructor Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was tapped the services of by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, followed by 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has expertise as manager of state-of-the-art searching for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp train Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer season organization play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be actually charged along with taking on the job of creating James, that is counted on to invest many of his rookie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp training expertise includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some insight in to his mentoring approach on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Baseball Immersion, when he said he suched as to take a "all natural technique" to training." I believe at the moment, we as trainers have a tendency to be also siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summer months. "Our company wish to simply take a look at the mini, the little skills and the exercise and also this play and also this factor. I assume it's all about connecting it to the activity as well as understanding the context." We would like to have these shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the gamer] as well as his development and also his development. But you need to comprehend exactly how that transfers to the staff, to the 5-on-5 factor. Our company take a lot of the away from circumstance as well as our team receive therefore shed in this particular individual ability when it concerns how performs it transmit to the crew and also exactly how can easily our company obtain as much team development as achievable ... That's what I mean due to the comprehensive strategy." Lakers supporters are going to now find how Guthrie determines to administer that method to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's strategy center.