.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been worked with as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G League associate in South Gulf, sources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted methods with former head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was actually tapped the services of due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He earlier worked with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by two periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has knowledge as supervisor of state-of-the-art looking for the Orlando Magic and as assistant video planner for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer game play.Guthrie will definitely currently likely be charged with taking on the activity of cultivating James, that is actually expected to spend many of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training adventure features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie supplied some understanding right into his training ideology on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he said he just liked to take a "all natural approach" to training." I presume right now, our team as coaches tend to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summer. "Our team would like to only take a look at the micro, the little bit of skill-sets as well as the practice and also this play and also this trait. I assume it is actually everything about linking it to the video game as well as understanding the context." Our company want to possess these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Everything concerns [the player] as well as his advancement and his development. Yet you must understand exactly how that transmissions to the group, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our experts take a great deal of the away from situation and our company obtain so lost in this private skill when it's about just how performs it transfer to the crew as well as how may our team obtain as a lot group growth as possible ... That's what I indicate by the all natural strategy." Lakers supporters will now view how Guthrie determines to use that technique to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA team's technique location.