.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant train Zach Guthrie has actually been actually hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually employing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G Organization affiliate in South Bay, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers parted techniques with past scalp coach Dane Johnson in August after one season and a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually hired by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He previously worked with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, followed through 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has knowledge as supervisor of innovative hunting for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video recording planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay head instructor Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime organization play.Guthrie will certainly now likely be actually asked for with handling the duty of establishing James, who is actually counted on to invest many of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head mentoring experience features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some knowledge right into his training approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Baseball Immersion, when he claimed he just liked to take a "holistic approach" to mentoring." I presume now, our team as coaches have a tendency to become too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summer. "Our experts want to merely examine the micro, the little bit of skill-sets as well as the practice and also this play and this point. I presume it's everything about attaching it to the game as well as recognizing the situation." Our experts want to have these store, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing's about [the gamer] and his development and his growth. But you have to recognize just how that transfers to the team, to the 5-on-5 element. Our company take a lot of the out of situation as well as our team obtain thus lost in this private ability when it's about just how does it transfer to the group and also how can easily our experts acquire as much staff growth as feasible ... That's what I suggest by the alternative technique." Lakers followers are going to now view how Guthrie chooses to administer that approach to James' progression when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game season on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's method establishment.