{"id":142816,"date":"2025-07-02T23:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/142816\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:21:12","slug":"brooklyn-nets-select-adou-thiero-in-2025-nba-draft-trade-to-los-angeles-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/142816\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets select Adou Thiero in 2025 NBA Draft, trade to Los Angeles Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brooklyn Nets have selected former Arkansas<\/a> forward Adou Thiero<\/a> with the No. 36 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and are trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers. Thiero transferred to Arkansas last offseason after spending two seasons under John Calipari<\/a> at Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In his lone campaign with the Razorbacks, Thiero made 27 appearances and 26 starts. The 6-foot-8 junior averaged 15.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 54.5% from the field and 25.6% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

It was a major jump for Thiero, who had only averaged 7.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during his sophomore season at Kentucky. Thiero\u2019s efforts at Arkansas boosted the Razorbacks to a run to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

Adou Thiero played high school basketball at Quaker Valley (PA), where he was a three-star prospect. he was the No. 266 overall player and No. 32 combo guard in the 2022 recruiting cycle, according to the\u00a0On3 Industry Ranking<\/a>, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.<\/p>\n

What NBA Draft experts are saying about Adou Thiero<\/p>\n

Although Thiero had a career season at Arkansas, not everybody is convinced that his game will translate to the next level. Ahead of the draft, On3\u2019s James Fletcher III weighed in on Thiero\u2019s NBA potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdou Thiero showed major growth on offense this year, showing an ability to get to the rim and begin knocking down 3-pointers,\u201d Fletcher wrote.<\/a> \u201cThis all adds to his solid defensive base, which provides him with a platform to grow off as a two-way wing. However, limits in his offensive packages remain and restrict his ceiling at the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others aren\u2019t nearly as concerned about Thiero\u2019s offensive abilities. RotoWire.com wrote a complimentary analysis of Thiero\u2019s game for NBA.com prior to the draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cStanding at 6-foot-8 with a 7-foot wingspan, Thiero possesses ideal size, length and athleticism for a forward in the modern NBA,\u201d the analysis read<\/a>. \u201cHe is an aggressive offensive rebounder and has the ability to consistently finish above the rim. Thiero is also a menace on the defensive end, as he proficiently uses his length to create turnovers and erase shots at the rim.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 Thiero\u2019s ceiling will ultimately be decided by how his 3-point shot develops, but his elite athleticism and impressive length give him a solid floor as an impactful defender who can crash the glass and finish at the rim.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Nets have selected former Arkansas forward Adou Thiero with the No. 36 overall pick in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6887,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3767],"tags":[1444,7,670,247,3803,14154,6,671],"class_list":{"0":"post-142816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn-nets","8":"tag-adou-thiero-22-quaker-valley","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-brooklyn","11":"tag-brooklyn-nets","12":"tag-brooklynnets","13":"tag-john-calipari-78-moon-area","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}