Lakers Trade Up (Twice!) In 2nd Round, Draft Arkansas Wing Adou Thiero

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🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The Lakers didn't have a first round pick in this year's NBA Draft, but they did enter Thursday's Day 2 with the 55th pick. One they managed to red paper clip their way—with the benefit of a little cash‚up to the 45th selection, and then with one more trade, up to 36. There, they selected Arkansas forward Adou Thiero, a 6'8" (6'6.25" at the Combine) wing with top level athleticism and an insane motor. He lacks offensive polish, but at that stage of the Draft represents an excellent gamble. If he's able to develop enough of an offensive game, Thiero will fill a major need on the roster, namely athleticism and defense. Moreover, the Lakers were solid in their process here, using the tool they had available (money) to get a player they wanted with a skill set they lacked. Were he a fully polished player, Thiero wouldn't have been available this late in the Draft. But there are reasons to believe he's got potential to improve as a shooter. We break it down with special guest Claire de Lune, who does outstanding work covering the NBA for The Guardian. Where do the Lakers go from here? How hard will it be to build a team that can compete in a brutal Western Conference? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: The Lakers trade up, get wing from Arkansas. SEGMENT 2: Can the Lakers pick up a C? SEGMENT 3: Competing in a brutal Western Conference. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! OLIPOPGet a free can of OLIPOP! Just buy any two cans in store and they’ll reimburse you for one. Head to drinkolipop.com/LOCKEDONNBA to claim your free can and find OLIPOP near you. SKIMSShop SKIMS Mens at SKIMS.com/lockedonnba. Let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnba WayFairGive your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelRight now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone welcome to Locked on Lakers for Friday. Brian Kaminetsky with special guest Claire Dalloon.
0:04.6	The Lakers trade up in the second round spending some of that bus cash.
0:09.9	Who did they take and wasn't the right move? That's next.
0:18.3	You are Locked on Lakers.
0:20.6	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast. part of the Locked-on Podcasts Network, your team every day.
0:30.0	Thanks to everybody for making Locked on Lakers first listen to every day, Monday through Friday,
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0:42.5	hanging out and feverishly Googling a do thero or thiero. Maybe they're Googling the pronunciation
0:49.9	first. That's the guy that the Lakers traded up to get with the 36th pick in Thursday's
0:57.2	second round of the NBA draft. We'll get to that in a moment. Do want to let you know that
1:01.7	today's episode is brought you by Game Time. Download the GameTime app, create an account,
1:05.1	use the code locked on NBA for $20 off your first purchase. Andy is still out of town, which is my good fortune because it allows me to bring on our friend.
1:15.0	Claire DeLoon, you've seen her work at The Guardian.
1:18.7	She is like, you've like worked your way up to like voting member of the media.
1:24.3	Like they let you vote.
1:25.5	You are a very important person.
1:27.2	I'm hoping that no one
1:28.3	figures out they've made a grave mistake anytime soon. Andy and I did this for a long time,
1:34.1	like where we were like in there, like at games and in the trenches and stuff. Like,
1:38.2	they never let us vote on anything. So congratulations there. You've ascended quickly.
1:43.7	Thank you so much.
1:45.7	This is, you know, I don't know how closely you follow or like how much of a draft
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