.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been chosen as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually employing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise's G League partner in South Bay, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split means with past head train Dane Johnson in August after one time and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly worked with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with by 2 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses expertise as supervisor of state-of-the-art searching for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp train Johnson left the company after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer months game play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be billed along with taking on the duty of developing James, who is actually expected to spend most of his novice season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training knowledge consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some understanding into his coaching viewpoint on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he stated he just liked to take a "alternative method" to coaching." I believe right now, our company as coaches have a tendency to be as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summertime. "Our experts intend to only examine the small, the little bit of skill-sets as well as the practice and also this play as well as this thing. I think it is actually all about connecting it to the activity and understanding the context." Our company intend to possess these dress shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Everything's about [the player] and also his development and also his growth. But you need to comprehend exactly how that transmissions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 component. Our experts take so much of this out of context as well as we acquire thus lost in this particular private skill when it has to do with exactly how does it transmit to the staff and also how can our team get as much group development as possible ... That's what I indicate by the holistic technique." Lakers followers are going to right now view just how Guthrie decides to administer that approach to James' advancement when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's method establishment.