LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Miami Heat executive Eric Amsler as an assistant general manager, adding one of the league's longest-tenured evaluators to the front office. Amsler brings extensive scouting experience, having worked for the Heat since 2004 across multiple personnel roles, most recently serving as vice president of player personnel.
"A lot of the infrastructure is being built," said Rob Pelinka, Lakers general manager, at the end of last season. "I'll be headed to the combine. We will continue to staff out with assistant general manager positions. There's a couple of those that we're currently interviewing for and have done an extensive dive in that process. Those will be two key pillars that we'll add for this offseason."
Amsler marks the second major front-office addition by Pelinka this summer, following his stated goal of strengthening the team's front office. The Lakers previously hired former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager focused on strategy and analytics, pairing a veteran scouting background with a data-driven approach.
The expanded structure gives Los Angeles complementary pillars at assistant general manager — personnel evaluation and strategy/analytics — as Pelinka builds out infrastructure ahead of the combine and offseason roster decisions.
The moves come as the Lakers navigate a broader organizational transition, shifting from Mark Walter's ownership tenure to a new ownership group led by Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.