Overview
- The Lakers announced Tuesday that Rohan Ramadas will be their assistant general manager of strategy and data systems, responsible for basketball analytics, salary-cap modeling and strategic initiatives.
- Ramadas brings nearly a decade with the New Orleans Pelicans plus a prior career as an astronautical engineer who worked with The Aerospace Corporation, the U.S. Space Force and NASA.
- Rob Pelinka described the hire as the first of two assistant GM additions, with this role focused on cap and data while the second will oversee scouting, draft evaluation and player development.
- The team has secured permission to interview Philadelphia 76ers executive Prosper Karangwa for the remaining assistant GM vacancy, signaling an active external search for pro-scouting expertise.
- The hire is part of a broader front-office overhaul under new majority owner Mark Walter that has imported Dodgers-style executive resources to help the Lakers navigate near-term roster and cap choices affecting players such as LeBron James and Austin Reaves.