Lakers appoint Rohan Ramadas as assistant general manager for strategy and data systems
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The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Rohan Ramadas as assistant general manager of strategy and data systems, the club announced Monday. He will lead the franchise’s basketball analytics program and guide strategic initiatives within basketball operations.
“Rohan is an important and strong addition to our front office as we further build out our basketball operations resources,” president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement. “His unique blend of career experiences and analytical expertise will further strengthen the strong work already taking place internally within our data analytics and salary cap management teams.”
Ramadas joins the Lakers after nine seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans, where he most recently served as vice president of strategy and basketball operations. He spent seven of those years as an analytics consultant before moving into a full-time role for the past two seasons.
Before arriving in New Orleans, Ramadas worked as a draft analyst for the Miami Heat during the 2016-17 campaign. Outside of basketball, he spent the last 12 years as a rocket guidance, navigation, control and mission design engineer supporting The Aerospace Corporation, the United States Space Force and NASA.
A native of Cupertino, California, Ramadas holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in astronautical engineering from the University of Southern California.
The Lakers intend to add a second assistant general manager this offseason. According to Pelinka, that position will oversee player evaluation, scouting and development, complementing Ramadas’s focus on analytics and salary-cap strategy.
Source: LakersNation.com
