Lakers Hire Miami's Eric Amsler As Assistant GM
Eric Amsler is joining Los Angeles as the Lakers add a second assistant general manager this offseason amid an ownership change, the team said.
- On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers hired Miami Heat Vice President of Player Personnel Eric Amsler as an assistant general manager under Rob Pelinka, the Lakers' president of basketball operations and general manager.
- Amsler spent over 22 years with the Miami Heat, rising from intern to executive before departing to seek greater responsibility and vacating his dual role as general manager of the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
- Pelinka told reporters the new role will focus on "player draft and evaluation processes-- that's pro scouting, draft scouting, player development." Amsler's hiring follows Rohan Ramadas, a former New Orleans Pelicans executive, joining in May to lead personnel strategy.
- While the Miami Heat maintain front-office continuity with Heat President Pat Riley, the Lakers face transition during an ownership change involving Mark Walter, Josh Kushner, and Bob Iger at a $12.5 billion valuation.
- Jeanie Buss remains in a legal dispute over the sale of the family's remaining 17.8 percent stake in the team. If the sale proceeds, Buss will no longer serve as Lakers governor, a post she has held for 13 years.
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Lakers Hire Miami's Eric Amsler As Assistant GM
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