Overview
- The Lakers announced the hiring of Eric Amsler on Wednesday to serve as an assistant general manager reporting to president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka.
- Amsler spent more than 22 years with the Miami Heat in scouting, player personnel and G League roles and will focus on pro and draft scouting plus player development for Los Angeles.
- His arrival completes Pelinka’s stated two‑assistant GM structure, pairing Amsler’s scouting expertise with Rohan Ramadas’s analytics and strategy work.
- Miami loses a longtime evaluator during a key roster reset around Giannis Antetokounmpo, creating an immediate need for the Heat to replace Amsler’s scouting and G League development duties.
- The hiring comes while Mark Walter’s reported $12.5 billion sale of the Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger awaits NBA approval and Kushner must divest his Heat stake before the transaction can close.