.Bart Young/NBAE by means of Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide trainer Zach Guthrie has been actually employed as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers’ G Organization associate, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the trainer of the franchise business’s G League associate in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been actually an NBA assistant along with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split ways along with past scalp train Dane Johnson in August after one time and a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually tapped the services of due to the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to move train Wes Unseld Jr.
He recently partnered with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder from 2016 to 2020, observed by pair of seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has expertise as supervisor of sophisticated scouting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video clip planner for the San Antonio Spurs, depending on to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months organization play.Guthrie will currently likely be actually billed along with tackling the activity of establishing James, who is counted on to devote the majority of his novice period in the G League.Guthrie’s previous scalp training knowledge consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summertime league.In 2023 Guthrie delivered some idea in to his coaching viewpoint on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Baseball Engrossment, when he said he suched as to take a “alternative method” to mentoring.” I believe immediately, our team as trainers tend to become as well siloed,” Guthrie informed Oliver last summertime. “Our experts intend to only examine the micro, the little skills as well as the drill and this play and this factor.
I think it is actually everything about connecting it to the game as well as understanding the situation.” We wish to possess these shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing has to do with [the gamer] as well as his growth and his development. However you need to comprehend just how that moves to the crew, to the 5-on-5 element.
Our team take a great deal of this particular out of context and our experts obtain so shed within this individual skill-set when it’s about just how performs it transfer to the staff and just how can we receive as a lot group development as possible … That’s what I suggest by the alternative strategy.” Lakers fans will today view just how Guthrie chooses to administer that method to James’ progression when the South Gulf Lakers tip off their 17th NBA G League season on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff’s practice location.