.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie has been actually hired as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League associate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G League associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways with past scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually worked with by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly teamed up with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by 2 periods with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has knowledge as supervisor of advanced scouting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video clip coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer months game play.Guthrie will definitely right now likely be actually demanded along with tackling the activity of cultivating James, that is actually expected to spend most of his rookie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some knowledge in to his coaching ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he claimed he liked to take a "holistic method" to coaching." I believe at this moment, we as coaches have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summer season. "Our company intend to merely consider the mini, the little skills and also the practice as well as this play as well as this factor. I think it is actually everything about connecting it to the activity as well as knowing the circumstance." Our company intend to possess these store, 1-on-1 sessions. Whatever concerns [the gamer] as well as his progression and his growth. But you have to recognize just how that transactions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our company take so much of this out of circumstance as well as our experts acquire so dropped within this personal capability when it's about exactly how performs it transmit to the staff and also just how may we obtain as a lot staff growth as possible ... That's what I imply by the comprehensive strategy." Lakers followers are going to today observe how Guthrie chooses to apply that strategy to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's technique establishment.