.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie has actually been worked with as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise's G League partner in South Gulf, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted ways with past scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually worked with by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier collaborated with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by pair of periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has expertise as supervisor of enhanced searching for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head instructor Johnson left the organization after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summertime game play.Guthrie will currently likely be charged along with tackling the job of developing James, that is counted on to spend the majority of his newbie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp training adventure includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some insight into his coaching ideology on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engagement, when he said he liked to take a "alternative strategy" to mentoring." I assume now, our experts as trainers tend to become as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver last summer season. "Our company would like to simply examine the micro, the little bit of skills as well as the exercise and also this play as well as this thing. I believe it's everything about linking it to the video game and understanding the situation." Our experts intend to have these dress shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing has to do with [the player] and his advancement and also his development. Yet you have to comprehend just how that transfers to the team, to the 5-on-5 element. Our experts take a great deal of this particular away from situation and also our team acquire thus lost in this particular personal skill when it has to do with how performs it transfer to the team and just how can our experts acquire as much crew development as feasible ... That's what I mean due to the all natural strategy." Lakers fans will right now view just how Guthrie determines to administer that approach to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's practice center.