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Lakers Make Big Addition to Basketball Operations, Luka Makes 1st Team All-NBA
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- May 26, 2026
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Summary
The Lakers under new owner Mark Walter have promised to make significant additions to the organization, especially on the basketball operations side. That process started over the weekend with the Lakers adding former Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager. He served as a VP of strategy and operations for New Orleans and will likely serve a similar role here, working to reshape cap strategy, analytics and so on. A source told ESPN's Dave McMenamin that Ramadas "implemented AI and coded models to aid the front office," and that before arriving in an NBA front office was in aerospace. So yeah, the guy is quite literally a rocket scientist. It can be very challenging to figure out an executive's skill level when they're not at the top of the org chart, and it's also a potential mistake to judge a person by the organization they used to be at. Do the Pelicans's struggles reflect any shortcomings on Ramadas's part? Very, very hard to know. But not for nothing, he seems pretty well-respected, and more importantly, the Lakers are making moves by looking outside the franchise. That's good. Meanwhile, no surprise, but Luka Doncic was named to the All-NBA First Team. And no Lakers landed on the NBA All Defensive squads. Also no surprise. How can the Lakers find more defensive talent? We discuss. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: New blood in the F.O.. SEGMENT 2. Luka makes All-NBA. SEGMENT 3: Where can the Lakers find more defense? Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub…