NBA draft 2025: Lakers trade up to acquire Adou | College News
The Lakers have been busy making strikes Thursday, doing all they may to transfer up in the second spherical of the NBA draft.
Moving up to No. 36 in the draft with their second trade of the day, the Lakers acquired Adou Thiero out of Arkansas.
To get what many with the Lakers and around the NBA view as a “super athletic wing” in the 6-foot-6 Thiero, the Lakers first traded their fifty fifth choose and about $2.5 million in money to the Chicago Bulls for their forty fifth choose. Then the Lakers despatched that No. 45 choose and money issues to the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire the rights to Thiero (initially chosen by the Brooklyn Nets), according to a individual with information of the deal not licensed to converse publicly.
The deal can be finalized at a later date.
Thiero averaged 15.1 factors on 54.5% taking pictures from the sector and 5.8 rebounds final season for the Razorbacks.
He wants to improve his taking pictures, as do many second-round wing gamers, but the Lakers suppose Thiero will improve on that over time.
The Lakers and different NBA scouts examine the 220-pound Thiero to Knicks ahead OG Anunoby, a three-and-D participant that L.A.’s scouts thought is likely to be drafted in the first spherical.
Adou Thiero speaks on the telephone after being acquired by the Lakers at the NBA draft on Thursday.
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Though the Lakers are in need of a middle, they also need athleticism at the wing to play alongside Luka Doncic, and Thiero helps deal with that need.
One scout mentioned Thiero is athletic and will “catch lob passes” from Doncic.
“It feels good. A dream come true,” Thiero mentioned. “Just happy to be here. Playing for the Lakers, too, that’s a blessing for sure.”
When requested about the Lakers’ roster, Thiero mentioned: “LeBron! It’s going to be fun learning from everybody. But you got Bron, you got Luka, AR (Austin Reaves). It’s a lot of people on that team. I’m just ready to get with the guys and work.”
And the Lakers have been blissful to go from No. 55 to No. 36 and not give up future belongings to draft Thiero. The Lakers didn’t have a first-round choose in Wednesday night time’s draft.
People around the league mentioned the Lakers had their eye on Ryan Kalkbrenner out of Creighton, but the 7-foot-1 middle didn’t final on the board long, going to the Charlotte Hornets at No. 34.
Reaves declines offer
Austin Reaves declined the group’s most offer of 4 years for $89 million, according to a individual with information of the scenario not licensed to converse publicly.
Reaves, 27, still has two years left on his deal, for $13.9 million next season and $14.9 million in the 2026-27 season, and he holds a participant option for the final yr of his deal.
He was third on the Lakers in scoring final season, averaging career-highs in scoring (20.2), assists (5.8), rebounds (4.5) and minutes per recreation (34.9). He shot 46% from the sector and 37.7% from three-point vary.
Lakers add Dixon
The Lakers signed former Villanova ahead Eric Dixon to a two-way contract, according to people with information of the deal not licensed to converse publicly.
The 6-8 Dixon averaged 23.3 factors per recreation final season for the Wildcats.
Clippers transfer up to get Kobe Sanders
Nevada’s Kobe Sanders shoots a free throw during a recreation against Colorado State in December.
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The Knicks drafted guard Kobe Sanders out of Nevada at No. 50 and traded him to the Clippers for Mohamed Diawara, the No. 51 choose.
Sanders, 23, is a 6-9 wing participant who averaged 15.8 factors per recreation final season.
The Clippers selected Penn State middle Yanic Konan Niederhauser with the thirtieth and closing choose in the first spherical on Wednesday.
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