.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually chosen as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are working with Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise's G Game partner in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted ways along with previous head train Dane Johnson in August after one season and a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually chosen by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He previously partnered with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with by pair of times along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally possesses expertise as supervisor of advanced scouting for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head train Johnson left the association after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer league play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be actually asked for along with handling the activity of cultivating James, who is actually anticipated to invest a lot of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching expertise includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some idea into his coaching ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he mentioned he suched as to take a "holistic technique" to training." I assume today, our company as trains have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summertime. "Our team wish to merely check out the small, the little abilities as well as the drill and also this play and this thing. I believe it is actually everything about connecting it to the video game and understanding the circumstance." We want to possess these shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Everything's about [the player] and also his growth and his growth. Yet you need to understand how that transmissions to the team, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our experts take so much of this particular away from context and our team acquire thus dropped in this particular personal skill when it has to do with how does it transfer to the group and also just how can easily our experts receive as a lot group growth as feasible ... That's what I suggest due to the alternative method." Lakers followers are going to right now view how Guthrie chooses to apply that approach to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's technique location.