.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant trainer Zach Guthrie has been hired as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization associate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are working with Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G League associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques along with previous scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one period as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was worked with due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He previously worked with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, complied with by two periods with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses adventure as supervisor of sophisticated looking for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head trainer Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer game play.Guthrie will right now likely be demanded with tackling the job of building James, who is counted on to spend many of his novice season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring expertise features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some insight right into his mentoring philosophy on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Immersion, when he mentioned he suched as to take a "all natural approach" to coaching." I presume right now, we as coaches tend to be as well siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer season. "Our company want to simply look at the micro, the little bit of capabilities as well as the drill and this play as well as this thing. I believe it's everything about connecting it to the video game and understanding the context." We intend to possess these boutique, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing has to do with [the player] and also his development and also his growth. However you have to know just how that transactions to the team, to the 5-on-5 factor. We take a great deal of the away from circumstance as well as our team acquire therefore dropped in this private skill-set when it's about exactly how does it transfer to the team and exactly how can easily our company obtain as much crew growth as achievable ... That's what I imply due to the holistic strategy." Lakers followers will now find just how Guthrie decides to apply that technique to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's technique establishment.