.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide 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 working with Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G League affiliate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split techniques with previous scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He recently worked with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses knowledge as manager of sophisticated searching for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head coach Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer season game play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be asked for with tackling the job of creating James, who is actually counted on to spend the majority of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training knowledge includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some insight into his mentoring approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engrossment, when he stated he ased if to take a "comprehensive technique" to mentoring." I think at this moment, we as coaches tend to be as well siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer months. "Our experts intend to merely check out the mini, the little bit of capabilities and the exercise as well as this play and this factor. I think it's all about linking it to the video game and knowing the situation." Our company want to have these boutique, 1-on-1 sessions. Everything's about [the player] and also his development as well as his growth. But you need to recognize just how that transfers to the crew, to the 5-on-5 aspect. We take a lot of this particular out of situation as well as we obtain thus shed in this specific skill-set when it has to do with just how performs it transfer to the crew as well as just how can we get as a lot group development as feasible ... That's what I imply by the holistic method." Lakers fans will certainly right now observe how Guthrie decides to administer that method to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's practice facility.