.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards aide coach Zach Guthrie has actually been actually tapped the services of as head instructor of the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, every ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually employing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise’s G League partner in South Bay, sources tell ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA assistant with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted techniques along with former head train Dane Johnson in August after one season and also a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head train Wes Unseld Jr.
He earlier dealt with the Utah Jazz as an aide to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed by two seasons along with the Dallas Mavericks as well as Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise has experience as supervisor of enhanced hunting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Bay scalp instructor Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 pick Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer months game play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be actually asked for with tackling the activity of establishing James, who is expected to devote most of his newbie time in the G League.Guthrie’s previous scalp mentoring experience includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some insight right into his training approach on The Baseball Podcast along with Chris Oliver coming from Baseball Engagement, when he said he just liked to take a “holistic technique” to training.” I presume at this moment, our company as coaches have a tendency to become too siloed,” Guthrie said to Oliver final summer. “Our team want to merely look at the mini, the little abilities and also the exercise and this play and also this thing.
I presume it’s all about connecting it to the activity and recognizing the situation.” We wish to have these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever concerns [the gamer] as well as his progression and also his growth. But you have to recognize how that moves to the team, to the 5-on-5 element.
We take a lot of the away from context as well as our team acquire therefore shed in this personal capability when it concerns exactly how performs it transmit to the group and how may our team get as much team development as feasible … That’s what I indicate due to the holistic strategy.” Lakers enthusiasts will certainly today view how Guthrie decides to use that approach to James’ advancement when the South Bay Lakers tip their 17th NBA G League season on Nov. 9 at the NBA group’s strategy facility.