Lakers Rumors: Basketball Analytics Director Jason Rosenfeld Leaves Organization For MLB

Matthew Moreno
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Along with traditional, back-to-basket big men largely going extinct in the modern NBA, the league has seen sweeping changes and improvements with analytics. Gone are the days where players and teams are simply evaluated on the eye-test, much to the chagrin of some.

Over recent years the Los Angeles Lakers had developed a reputation as an organization that had not yet caught up with the technological advancements some other teams were utilizing. Last October, they hired Jason Rosenfeld as director of basketball analytics.

Prior to joining the organization Rosenfeld previously held the same role for the NBA, where he’d spent three years before making the change. Rosenfeld has also worked for the Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets and Shanghai Sharks in China.

He’s changing roles yet again, as according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, Rosenfeld has left the Lakers for a similar position in Major League Baseball:

Rosenthal jumping to MLB is understandable in the sense analytics have become a common tool that clubs rely on, whether on a daily basis or more macro level.

At the time of announcing the hire, the Lakers said Rosenfeld and his basketball analytics department was tasked with working closely with the basketball operations staff, as well as the coaching and training staffs, to incorporate statistical analysis and quantitative strategy into the day-to-day operations of each front office department.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com