.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie has been actually worked with as head instructor 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 working with Zach Guthrie as the instructor of the franchise business’s G Organization affiliate in South Bay, resources tell ESPN. Guthrie has actually been actually an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways along with former scalp train Dane Johnson in August after one period and also a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was tapped the services of due to the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to head coach Wes Unseld Jr.
He earlier worked with the Utah Jazz music as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with by two times with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses experience as manager of state-of-the-art hunting for the Orlando Magic and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head instructor Johnson left the association after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James, strained early in summer organization play.Guthrie are going to currently likely be billed along with handling the task of building James, that is counted on to invest most of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie’s previous head training experience consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some idea in to his coaching approach on The Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engagement, when he claimed he just liked to take a “comprehensive strategy” to mentoring.” I assume now, our company as instructors have a tendency to be as well siloed,” Guthrie informed Oliver last summer season. “We desire to only check out the small, the little bit of capabilities and the drill and also this play and this point.
I presume it is actually all about connecting it to the game and recognizing the circumstance.” Our team wish to possess these store, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing’s about [the player] and also his development as well as his development. Yet you need to know just how that transfers to the team, to the 5-on-5 aspect.
Our experts take a lot of this particular out of situation as well as our company obtain so lost in this particular personal skill when it has to do with just how performs it move to the crew and also exactly how may we obtain as a lot staff growth as possible … That’s what I mean by the alternative approach.” Lakers enthusiasts will definitely right now find exactly how Guthrie makes a decision to use that strategy to James’ progression when the South Bay Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G Game period on Nov. 9 at the NBA crew’s practice facility.