.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has actually been chosen as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually employing Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise's G Game affiliate in South Gulf, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split means with previous head coach Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier partnered with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through pair of seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has expertise as supervisor of enhanced scouting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime game play.Guthrie will definitely currently likely be actually asked for along with tackling the task of developing James, that is expected to spend many of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training experience includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some insight right into his coaching ideology on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Immersion, when he stated he suched as to take a "holistic technique" to coaching." I assume immediately, our company as trains tend to be too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer. "We want to simply look at the mini, the little bit of skill-sets and the drill and this play and this trait. I think it is actually all about linking it to the activity as well as understanding the circumstance." Our team would like to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever has to do with [the gamer] as well as his development and also his development. But you must comprehend just how that transactions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 component. Our team take so much of the away from context and our team obtain therefore lost in this particular private ability when it concerns how does it transfer to the crew as well as how may we receive as much crew growth as achievable ... That's what I imply by the alternative method." Lakers supporters are going to today observe just how Guthrie decides to administer that technique to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization season on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's technique facility.