Thiero is one of the most athletic players in this year's draft class and is an outstanding finisher who attacks the basket strongly. He is a poor outside shooter and needs to refine his defense, but he could have the potential to become a legitimate rotation player or even a starter down the road.

The Lakers were busy making moves Thursday, doing all they could to move up in the second round 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.

After agreeing to a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Arkansas basketball's Adou Thiero in the NBA Draft.