.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually chosen as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G Game partner in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide along with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Bay Lakers split means with previous head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head instructor Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by 2 times along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as manager of state-of-the-art scouting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp train Johnson left the institution after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summertime organization play.Guthrie will definitely now likely be asked for with handling the duty of developing James, that is anticipated to spend a lot of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous head training adventure features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some knowledge in to his training viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engagement, when he said he ased if to take a "holistic strategy" to training." I presume immediately, our experts as trains tend to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver last summertime. "Our experts would like to simply look at the mini, the little skills and also the exercise and also this play and this trait. I assume it's all about linking it to the game and also understanding the situation." Our experts intend to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever has to do with [the gamer] as well as his progression and also his growth. But you must comprehend just how that moves to the team, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our company take a great deal of this particular out of situation and also our experts receive so shed in this individual skill when it's about how performs it transmit to the crew as well as how may we get as a lot group development as achievable ... That's what I indicate by the alternative strategy." Lakers followers will definitely now find just how Guthrie makes a decision to administer that method to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's technique establishment.