In his first message since being drafted by the Lakers, he was very grateful to be drafted by Los Angeles. Welcome to #LakerNation, Adou! 💜💛 ...

The Lakers only had one second-round pick in this year’s draft, but they made it count. They executed a pair of trades to move up and select Adou Thiero with the No. 36 pick.

Adou Thiero’s path to the NBA officially came full circle Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers selected him No. 36 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.

On this day, the Celtics drafted Reggie Lewis, Jayson Tatum, Semi Ojeleye, and Brad Lohaus, and lost Brandon Hunter to the Hornets.