Lakers hire Rohan Ramadas as assistant GM

Nypost · May 25, 2026 · 530 words · By Khobi Price

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What to know about Lakers hire Rohan Ramadas as assistant GM

The Lakers have filled one of their two assistant general manager vacancies.

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What happened

The Lakers have filled one of their two assistant general manager vacancies.

Why it matters

The franchise has hired Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager under president of basketball operations/general manager Rob Pelinka.

Common ground

Ramadas last worked as a vice president of strategy and operations for the Pelicans.

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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The franchise has hired Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager under president of basketball operations/general manager Rob Pelinka.”

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Multiple independent sources (ESPN, CBS Sports, and other web results) confirm the hiring of Rohan Ramadas as assistant general manager under Rob Pelinka.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LeBron Raymone James ( lə-BRON; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Confer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…

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“Ramadas last worked as a vice president of strategy and operations for the Pelicans.”

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Multiple sources confirm Ramadas was the vice president of strategy and operations for the New Orleans Pelicans prior to joining the Lakers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rohan is a fictional kingdom of Men in J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy setting of Middle-earth. Known for its horsemen, the Rohirrim, Rohan provides its ally Gondor with cavalry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohan,_Middle-earth

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1972, Rohan has crafted outdoor and travel clothing made to last a lifetime of journeys and meet every challenge along the way.
https://www.rohan.co.uk/

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web search NEUTRAL — Rohan, also called the Kingdom of Rohan[1] and the Riddermark (Rohanese), was a great kingdom of Men located in the land once known as Calenardhon, situated in the plains between the Misty Mountains a…
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“The hiring, which was first reported by ESPN on Monday, is the first of two assistant general manager hires the Lakers plan on making this offseason.”

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ESPN is explicitly cited as the first to report the hiring, and multiple sources confirm the plan for two assistant GM hires this offseason.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Lakers made their first significant move of the offseason by hiring Rohan Ramadas as an assistant GM under president and GM Rob Pelinka, sources told ESPN.Dave McMenamin. ESPN Staff Writer. Lakers…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48845975/sources-lakers-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lakers Hire Rohan Ramadas as Assistant GM.The hiring of Ramadas is the first of two assistant general managers the team is expected to bring in during the NBA offseason.
https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/onsi/lakers-hire-new-assistant…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring former New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager under president Rob Pelinka, sources tell me and @…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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“One assistant general manager will work in “player draft and evaluation processes”... The other will be more on the “strategy side”, which entails cap, analytics and data. The latter is the role is filling Ramadas.”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results about the fictional kingdom of Rohan from Lord of the Rings, providing no information on the specific duties of the role.

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1972, Rohan has crafted outdoor and travel clothing made to last a lifetime of journeys and meet every challenge along the way.
https://www.rohan.co.uk/

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“After earning a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering from USC, Ramadas worked for The Aerospace Corporation for 12 years before joining the Pelicans’ front office on a full-time basis in September 2024.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the fictional kingdom of Rohan and clothing brands, failing to confirm his educational background or tenure at The Aerospace Corporation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1972, Rohan has crafted outdoor and travel clothing made to last a lifetime of journeys and meet every challenge along the way.
https://www.rohan.co.uk/

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“He was the franchise’s senior director of analytics and innovation before being promoted in May 2025 to vice president of strategy and operations.”

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Hoops Rumors and other web results confirm he joined the Pelicans in September 2024 as senior director of analytics and innovation and was promoted to VP.

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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago · The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring former New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general
https://www.facebook.com/LakersNationPhilippines16/posts/the…

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago · Ramadas joined the Pelicans in September of 2024 as their senior director of analytics and innovation. He was promoted to the VP position last ...
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/05/lakers-hiring-rohan-rama…

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web search NEUTRAL — 16 hours ago · The Lakers add Rohan Ramadas as an assistant GM under Rob Pelinka, via @shams. He previously served as the Pelicans VP of strategy and ...
https://www.facebook.com/ESPNLA/posts/the-lakers-add-rohan-r…

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“Ramadas was an analytics consultant for the Pelicans for seven years before joining the organization full-time.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that Ramadas spent seven years as an analytics consultant for the Pelicans before joining full-time.

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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago ... The team reportedly hired New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas ... Pelicans as an analytics consultant.
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/article/lakers-hi…

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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago ... Ramadas enters his eighth season with New Orleans, his first full-time season after spending seven years as an analytics consultant. Prior ...
https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-news/117972/laker…

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago ... While he didn't start full-time with New Orleans until 2024, he was with them for seven years prior as an analytics consultant and also was a ...
https://lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-rohan-ramadas-being-h…

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“Before working with the Pelicans, Ramadas was a draft analyst with the Heat in 2016-17.”

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The evidence provided for this claim is irrelevant (Lord of the Rings/Clothing), and no source confirms the Miami Heat draft analyst role.

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1972, Rohan has crafted outdoor and travel clothing made to last a lifetime of journeys and meet every challenge along the way.
https://www.rohan.co.uk/

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“this summer, which is the franchise’s first full offseason since Mark Walter, also the Dodger’s controlling owner, purchased the majority stake of the Lakers.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Mark Walter's purchase of a majority stake in the Lakers.

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“The Lakers have made several hires since Walter’s purchase, including Lon Rosen as the president of business operations (replacing Tim Harris), Michael Spetner as the new chief strategy and growth officer (new position) and Ryan Kantor as the vice president of global partnerships (new role).”

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The claim is supported by a single cross-reference from Nypost, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate these specific hires.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the Lakers have made several hires, including Lon Rosen as the president of business operations (replacing Tim Harris), Michael Spetner as the new chief strategy and growth officer (new position) and …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/sports/lakers-hiring-new-assis…

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“Rosen, Spetner and Kantor all previously worked for the Dodgers.”

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“On the basketball operations side, the Lakers hired former Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett as an NBA draft adviser in February”

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“Dodgers executives Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman joined the Lakers in advisory roles in November.”

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“The franchise is also looking to enhance their practice facility with a biomechanics lab, new movement labs and a recovery lab.”

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“LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent”

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“Austin Reaves is expected to decline his player option for 2026-27 and become an unrestricted free agent”

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“Rui Hachimura, Luke Kennard and Jaxson Hayes are also unrestricted free agents”

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“Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart also have player options for next season.”

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