.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant instructor Zach Guthrie has actually been chosen as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business's G League partner in South Gulf, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques along with former scalp coach Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was chosen due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly worked with the Utah Jazz music as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, observed by 2 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has expertise as supervisor of enhanced scouting for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp trainer Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer season organization play.Guthrie will right now likely be actually charged along with tackling the job of cultivating James, who is counted on to invest most of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring expertise includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some knowledge in to his training approach on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he mentioned he ased if to take a "alternative strategy" to mentoring." I think at the moment, our team as trains have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summertime. "Our team intend to simply check out the small, the little capabilities and also the practice as well as this play and this trait. I think it's all about connecting it to the video game and comprehending the context." Our company would like to possess these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every little thing's about [the player] as well as his development and also his growth. Yet you need to know exactly how that moves to the crew, to the 5-on-5 factor. We take a great deal of this particular out of context as well as we obtain thus shed in this particular individual skill when it concerns how does it transfer to the group and exactly how may our experts obtain as a lot group growth as feasible ... That's what I indicate by the holistic technique." Lakers enthusiasts will certainly now find how Guthrie determines to apply that method to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League period on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's technique establishment.