Lakers Make Front Office Promotions Official

The Lakers announced several front office promotions on Friday, officially naming Ryan West Director of Player Personnel, Jesse Buss Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting, and Clay Moser Assistant Coach/Director of Basketball Strategy.

We originally touched on the West promotion in this space, so this is not necessarily new news. Investing in West, in my opinion, is a smart move as he brings both youth and experience to the table and is, seemingly, well regarded around the league.

The Moser move was also expected, as reported by Bill Oram back in July. From Oram’s report:

Assistant coach and advance scout Clay Moser is expected to transition from the bench to the front office in a…