LOS ANGELES – Coming into the 2025 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers only had the No. 55 pick in the second round. However, on draft night the Lakers managed to trade up in the draft, acquiring the No. 36 overall pick. The Lakers used that pick to select Adou Thiero from Arkansas, and as he prepares for his rookie season in the NBA , there is one particular skill he feels he can help the team with right away in defense.

“I see myself as somebody who can do that. Just being able to go in and give the team another push on the defensive side if needed,” Thiero said during Media Day. “Just being a physical defender and doing what I can on that defensive side, showing my motor.”

Unfortunately for Lakers fans, they will have to wait a bit to see Adou Thiero’s rookie debut this season. Th

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