.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has been actually worked with as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G League associate in South Bay, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted techniques along with past head coach Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was worked with due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He recently collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by pair of seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses experience as manager of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant online video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp coach Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer game play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be asked for with taking on the activity of creating James, that is anticipated to invest the majority of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some idea in to his training philosophy on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he claimed he suched as to take a "holistic technique" to mentoring." I assume at this moment, our team as trains tend to become too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summer. "Our company wish to simply examine the mini, the little bit of skills as well as the practice and also this play and also this thing. I assume it's everything about attaching it to the activity and recognizing the circumstance." Our company want to have these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the gamer] and his development and his development. However you must know how that transfers to the group, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our company take so much of this particular away from circumstance and also our team receive thus dropped in this particular specific skill-set when it concerns exactly how performs it move to the staff and just how can easily our experts get as much staff development as achievable ... That's what I imply by the holistic technique." Lakers supporters will right now view just how Guthrie decides to administer that strategy to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's practice facility.