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Rohan Ramadas Is a 'Literal Rocket' Scientist and the Lakers Just Hired Him
Rohan Ramadas, a former Pelicans executive and rocket guidance engineer, joins Rob Pelinka’s front office as the Lakers face key roster decisions.
- On Monday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported the Lakers hired former New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager under Lakers president Rob Pelinka.
- Expanding its staff a year after Mark Walter's $10 billion purchase, the Lakers initiated a search for two assistant general managers as part of a front office restructure announced by Pelinka during his end-of-season press conference.
- Before joining the NBA, Ramadas spent more than 12 years at the Aerospace Corporation after graduating from the University of Southern California, serving as Senior Member of Technical Staff in Guidance and Navigation and later Manager of Flight Controls; a Pelicans source told ESPN he is a literal rocket scientist who implemented AI and coded models to aid the front office.
- Ramadas will fill the Lakers' strategic, analytical, and financial assistant general manager role, leaving the player development and draft scouting position open as the organization continues its broader front office search.
- The critical offseason sees LeBron James scheduled for free agency and Austin Reaves holding a $14.9 million player option, while candidates like Minnesota Timberwolves assistant general manager Steve Senior declined Lakers offers and Philadelphia 76ers assistant general manager Prosper Karangwa has drawn interest from other teams.
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Lakers hire Pelicans exec Rohan Ramadas as assistant GM in latest move to bolster their front office
The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Rohan Ramadas as their assistant general manager of strategy and data systems.
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Rob Pelinka has hired Rohan Ramadas the "genius of space engineering" who was vice president of strategy and operations of the Pelicans
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