.Bart Young/NBAE via Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide instructor Zach Guthrie has been actually hired as head instructor 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 employing Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise's G Game partner in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted means with past scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 overall record.Guthrie was worked with by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly partnered with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with through 2 seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has experience as manager of state-of-the-art scouting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp trainer Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime league play.Guthrie will currently likely be demanded with tackling the duty of developing James, that is actually counted on to invest the majority of his novice season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some knowledge in to his mentoring theory on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Immersion, when he claimed he ased if to take a "alternative strategy" to mentoring." I believe immediately, our experts as instructors have a tendency to be as well siloed," Guthrie informed Oliver final summer season. "Our company want to only take a look at the micro, the little bit of skill-sets and also the exercise as well as this play and also this factor. I think it is actually all about connecting it to the game as well as recognizing the situation." Our company would like to have these shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Every little thing's about [the player] and also his progression as well as his growth. Yet you have to know exactly how that transfers to the team, to the 5-on-5 factor. We take a lot of the away from situation and also our experts obtain thus lost in this particular individual capability when it concerns exactly how does it transmit to the staff and exactly how can our team obtain as much group development as possible ... That's what I imply due to the alternative method." Lakers fans will definitely now see how Guthrie determines to administer that approach to James' advancement when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's method establishment.