Rohan Ramadas Guides Lakers to Two Assistant GM Hires
rohan ramadas is part of a Lakers front-office expansion that now centers on two assistant general manager hires this offseason. Rob Pelinka said the plan is to add those positions as the team broadens its decision-making structure under new owner Mark Walter.
The move gives the Lakers a deeper executive setup at a time when Pelinka remains the primary decision-maker. One assistant general manager will focus on the draft and player evaluation, while the other will handle salary-cap strategy, data and analytics.
Pelinka and Walter’s front office
The Lakers are casting a wide net around the NBA for candidates to work alongside Pelinka. That search already has included Prosper Karangwa, Eric Amsler and Bart Taylor, while Minnesota Timberwolves assistant general manager Steve Senior passed on an offer to stay in his current role.
Walter’s ownership gives the front office a different frame than the one the Lakers had before. He is the controlling partner of the Dodgers as part of the Guggenheim group that purchased the MLB franchise in 2012, and the Lakers’ expansion is meant to more closely resemble that model.
Karangwa, Amsler, Taylor
Karangwa has worked in the Philadelphia 76ers front office since October 2020. Amsler has been with the Miami Heat since the 2004-05 season, when he started as an intern, and has served as vice president of player personnel since the 2023-24 season.
Taylor just finished his 13th season overall with the Utah Jazz and his fourth season as vice president of player personnel. Those résumés show the range of experience the Lakers are targeting as they try to build out two separate assistant GM jobs with different responsibilities.
Lakers postseasom search
The front-office search was already moving before this offseason. On Feb. 6, Dan Woike reported that the Lakers were planning significant hires to expand their front office, and the latest plan gives that direction a concrete shape.
The timing comes after a 53-29 regular season that earned the Lakers the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. They beat the Houston Rockets in the first round and were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round, leaving the organization to sharpen its structure before the next roster cycle begins.
For Pelinka, the next step is clear: fill two assistant GM posts, split the work between scouting and evaluation on one side and cap, data and analytics on the other, and build a front office that can support the Lakers’ next round of decisions.
