.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide coach Zach Guthrie has actually been employed as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League associate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually hiring Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business's G Organization affiliate in South Gulf, resources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways along with past scalp trainer Dane Johnson in August after one time and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was worked with due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier worked with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with by two seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has experience as supervisor of innovative looking for the Orlando Miracle and as assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp instructor Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summertime organization play.Guthrie will definitely currently likely be actually charged with handling the task of establishing James, that is counted on to spend many of his rookie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring expertise consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some knowledge right into his mentoring philosophy on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he said he ased if to take a "all natural method" to coaching." I believe now, our company as trainers have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summer months. "Our team intend to just take a look at the micro, the little abilities and the exercise and also this play as well as this trait. I presume it is actually all about linking it to the activity and also recognizing the situation." We wish to have these store, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing has to do with [the gamer] and his development as well as his development. But you need to comprehend just how that transactions to the group, to the 5-on-5 component. Our team take a lot of this away from context as well as we get thus dropped within this personal ability when it's about exactly how performs it transmit to the crew and how can our team get as much group growth as feasible ... That's what I imply by the holistic approach." Lakers supporters will now find how Guthrie makes a decision to use that technique to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's practice amenities.