.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide coach Zach Guthrie has actually been actually employed as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, 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 business's G Game partner in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted techniques along with former head trainer 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 trainer Wes Unseld Jr. He previously partnered with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through pair of periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has expertise as supervisor of sophisticated looking for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer months game play.Guthrie will currently likely be actually billed along with tackling the job of developing James, that is actually expected to devote the majority of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring adventure features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some understanding in to his coaching philosophy on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engagement, when he claimed he just liked to take a "holistic method" to training." I believe at this moment, our experts as trains tend to be too siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summer. "Our company want to merely examine the small, the little bit of abilities as well as the exercise and also this play as well as this point. I believe it's everything about linking it to the activity and knowing the situation." Our company intend to possess these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the gamer] and his growth as well as his growth. Yet you need to know exactly how that transfers to the crew, to the 5-on-5 component. Our experts take a great deal of this out of context and also our company obtain therefore dropped in this particular individual capability when it has to do with exactly how performs it transmit to the team and just how can easily our company obtain as much group growth as possible ... That's what I mean by the comprehensive technique." Lakers fans are going to right now see just how Guthrie chooses to administer that method to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's method establishment.