.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards associate coach Zach Guthrie has actually been actually hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate, the South Gulf Lakers, every 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 Game associate in South Gulf, sources say to ESPN. Guthrie has been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted methods with previous head coach Dane Johnson in August after one season as well as a 26-24 total record.Guthrie was actually employed due to the Wizards in 2021 as an assistant to head coach Wes Unseld Jr.
He earlier worked with the Utah Jazz as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, complied with by 2 periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie additionally has experience as manager of state-of-the-art hunting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Basketball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head trainer Johnson left behind the company after 2024 No. 55 choice Bronny James, the child of Lakers star LeBron James, battled early in summertime organization play.Guthrie will certainly now likely be actually demanded with tackling the job of cultivating James, that is actually anticipated to spend most of his novice time in the G League.Guthrie’s previous scalp mentoring expertise consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie provided some insight into his training viewpoint on The Basketball Podcast along with Chris Oliver from Basketball Engrossment, when he said he just liked to take a “holistic strategy” to training.” I presume at this moment, our company as trains tend to be as well siloed,” Guthrie said to Oliver last summer season. “We desire to merely consider the mini, the little capabilities and also the drill and this play and also this factor.
I think it’s all about attaching it to the activity and recognizing the context.” Our team would like to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever concerns [the player] as well as his growth and his growth. However you must recognize just how that moves to the group, to the 5-on-5 component.
We take so much of the away from circumstance and our company obtain therefore shed within this personal ability when it concerns just how performs it transfer to the staff as well as exactly how may our team receive as a lot team development as feasible … That’s what I suggest by the holistic strategy.” Lakers supporters will certainly now see just how Guthrie decides to use that method to James’ development when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff’s technique amenities.