.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate train Zach Guthrie has been actually worked with as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually working with Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G League associate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate along with Washington, Dallas and Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways with past head train Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually hired by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head coach Wes Unseld Jr. He recently worked with the Utah Jazz music as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, adhered to by pair of seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has expertise as supervisor of state-of-the-art scouting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp train Johnson left behind the institution after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summer game play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be actually demanded with handling the duty of cultivating James, that is actually anticipated to spend the majority of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring adventure includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer months league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some insight right into his mentoring philosophy on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he said he just liked to take a "alternative approach" to mentoring." I presume immediately, our experts as trainers have a tendency to be too siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer. "Our company wish to just look at the small, the little bit of skill-sets and the practice and also this play as well as this factor. I assume it's all about attaching it to the game as well as recognizing the circumstance." Our team would like to possess these store, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing concerns [the player] and also his development as well as his growth. Yet you have to understand how that transfers to the group, to the 5-on-5 element. We take so much of this particular out of context and we acquire so dropped in this individual ability when it has to do with just how does it transmit to the team and how can easily our team obtain as a lot group development as achievable ... That's what I imply by the comprehensive technique." Lakers fans will definitely now view just how Guthrie makes a decision to apply that technique to James' development when the South Bay Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Organization time on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's strategy location.