Lakers Hire Rocket Scientist for Front Office

The Lakers just hired Rohan Ramadas — a rocket scientist turned NBA strategist — as their first assistant GM. Formerly with NASA and the U.S. Space Force, he now brings elite aerospace analytics to basketball, having already used AI and coding models to revolutionize front-office decisions at the Pelicans. With a USC degree in astronautical engineering and seven years consulting for New Orleans, Ramadas signals the Lakers’ serious pivot toward data-driven, tech-forward basketball operations — proving the NBA’s future belongs to the engineers. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/31250e98079fe70a