.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide coach Zach Guthrie has actually been chosen as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Game partner in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted methods with former scalp trainer Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He recently collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, followed by two seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has knowledge as manager of enhanced searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head coach Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summertime league play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be actually demanded along with handling the activity of building James, that is actually counted on to spend most of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching adventure features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some insight in to his training theory on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engrossment, when he mentioned he liked to take a "all natural technique" to mentoring." I believe today, we as coaches have a tendency to become also siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summer season. "Our company intend to merely consider the micro, the little bit of skills as well as the drill and this play and also this trait. I think it's everything about connecting it to the game and also recognizing the situation." Our team wish to have these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Everything has to do with [the player] as well as his development as well as his development. But you must know how that transmissions to the group, to the 5-on-5 component. We take a lot of this particular out of context and also our team receive therefore lost within this individual skill-set when it's about how performs it transfer to the crew and exactly how can easily our experts obtain as a lot staff development as achievable ... That's what I mean by the alternative method." Lakers supporters will definitely now view how Guthrie makes a decision to administer that strategy to James' development when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game season on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's technique center.