.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually chosen as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game associate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Game associate in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted methods along with previous scalp train Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was tapped the services of by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly worked with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by 2 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as manager of enhanced hunting for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head train Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer months organization play.Guthrie will now likely be asked for along with handling the task of cultivating James, who is counted on to devote most of his rookie period 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 into his coaching theory on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he said he just liked to take a "alternative technique" to mentoring." I assume immediately, our experts as instructors tend to become too siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver last summertime. "Our experts want to merely examine the micro, the little abilities and also the exercise and also this play and also this factor. I presume it is actually everything about linking it to the game as well as comprehending the circumstance." Our company wish to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every little thing's about [the player] and also his growth and his development. However you need to understand exactly how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 component. We take a lot of the out of circumstance and also our company acquire thus shed within this specific ability when it's about exactly how does it transfer to the staff and how can our company receive as a lot staff growth as feasible ... That's what I suggest by the alternative strategy." Lakers supporters will certainly right now find just how Guthrie determines to administer that method to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League season on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's strategy establishment.