.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide train Zach Guthrie has been actually worked with as head trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Game partner, the South Gulf Lakers, every ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise's G Game associate in South Bay, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split means with past head trainer Dane Johnson in August after one period and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually hired due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move coach Wes Unseld Jr. He previously dealt with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, followed by two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has knowledge as manager of innovative scouting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video clip organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head trainer Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer organization play.Guthrie will certainly currently likely be actually asked for with handling the activity of creating James, who is actually expected to spend many of his newbie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp mentoring knowledge consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some understanding right into his coaching ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engagement, when he stated he just liked to take a "alternative method" to mentoring." I presume right now, our team as trains have a tendency to become as well siloed," Guthrie told Oliver last summertime. "We want to just take a look at the micro, the little abilities as well as the practice and this play and also this trait. I think it is actually everything about attaching it to the game as well as recognizing the context." We intend to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 sessions. Everything's about [the player] and his progression and his development. However you must understand exactly how that moves to the staff, to the 5-on-5 element. Our company take a great deal of this out of context and also our company receive so shed in this particular private skill-set when it has to do with how performs it move to the staff and just how may our company acquire as a lot group development as feasible ... That's what I suggest by the alternative approach." Lakers enthusiasts will now view how Guthrie determines to administer that strategy to James' progression when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Organization period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew's method location.