{"id":892122,"date":"2026-09-11T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/892122\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:30:11","slug":"lakers-make-two-hires-to-front-office-including-assistant-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/892122\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers make two hires to front office, including assistant GM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With ownership of the team still in limbo, the Lakers<\/a> announced two front office additions Friday, hiring former Miami Heat executive Eric Amsler<\/a> as assistant general manager, player personnel, while bolstering their sports performance staff with Keith D\u2019Amelio<\/a> as director of integrated performance systems.<\/p>\n

Boosting the team\u2019s behind-the-scenes infrastructure was one of Mark Walter\u2019s major initiatives when the Dodgers\u2019 owner bought the Lakers in 2025<\/a>. After the season, Lakers president and general manager Rob Pelinka said Walter and the ownership group<\/a> were working to create two assistant GM positions and upgrade treatment, physical therapy and sports science facilities to mirror the success of the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

But the status of such investments came into question when Walter unexpectedly sold his majority stake<\/a> in the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner last month. The transaction that valued the Lakers at a record $12.5 billion still needs to be approved by the NBA board of governors, which next meets Sept. 14-15, according to ESPN<\/a>, but approval for the Lakers ownership change will likely not be on the docket.<\/p>\n

\u201cContinuing to invest in and strengthen our basketball operations group is a top priority as we build for the long-term success of our team and players,\u201d Pelinka said in a statement. \u201cEric and Keith bring a wealth of experience that will add valuable expertise across our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amsler spent the previous 22 seasons with the Heat, most recently serving as vice president of player personnel and the general manager of G League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce. He oversaw the Heat\u2019s scouting department and evaluation of draft, professional and G League prospects.<\/p>\n

Amsler joins former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas as assistant general managers hired this offseason. While Ramadas, who joined the team in May, will be involved in managing the salary cap, analytics and data for the Lakers, Amsler\u2019s responsibilities will mirror the scouting and player development responsibilities he held in Miami.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Amelio most recently served as chief innovation officer for the New York Liberty, where he worked across basketball operations, health and performance, analytics and applied sciences. His previous NBA experience includes stints with the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics. He also worked with Stanford men\u2019s basketball and Nike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With ownership of the team still in limbo, the Lakers announced two front office additions Friday, hiring former…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":892123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[309060,309062,97775,49,48,309065,54629,3609,309064,61706,5407,117098,459,309063,309061,6903,82,15011,2341],"class_list":["post-892122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-amsler","tag-analytic","tag-assistant-general-manager","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dodgers-owner","tag-front-office","tag-heat","tag-keith-damelio","tag-laker","tag-lakers","tag-mark-walter","tag-nba","tag-performance-system","tag-player-personnel","tag-season","tag-sports","tag-success","tag-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/892123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}