.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has actually been actually tapped the services of as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually choosing Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business's G League affiliate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas as well as Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways with previous scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one season and a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually hired due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He recently dealt with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed through two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses experience as supervisor of state-of-the-art looking for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp trainer Johnson left the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summertime game play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be actually asked for along with taking on the activity of developing James, who is counted on to invest many of his rookie time in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp training adventure features leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some idea into his training philosophy on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Immersion, when he mentioned he just liked to take a "holistic method" to training." I believe immediately, our experts as coaches have a tendency to become too siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer. "Our team would like to only take a look at the mini, the little capabilities and the exercise and also this play and also this thing. I assume it is actually all about attaching it to the game and also understanding the context." Our experts want to have these shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing concerns [the gamer] and his growth as well as his growth. But you have to comprehend just how that transmissions to the staff, to the 5-on-5 aspect. Our experts take a great deal of this particular out of context as well as we receive therefore shed within this private skill when it concerns exactly how does it transmit to the team and how can easily we receive as a lot staff growth as feasible ... That's what I suggest by the comprehensive method." Lakers fans will now view just how Guthrie decides to use that technique to James' growth when the South Gulf Lakers tip their 17th NBA G Game time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's strategy location.