Adou Thiero selected in second round of 2025 NBA Draft
Former Quaker Valley basketball star selected by Brooklyn Nets; reportedly headed to Los Angeles Lakers in a trade
Updated: 10:10 PM EDT Jun 26, 2025
Adou Thiero, a former Quaker Valley High School basketball star, is officially headed to the NBA.The Brooklyn Nets selected Thiero, a 6-foot-6, 218-pound forward, in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night.But Thiero, the 36th overall pick, is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers, who said they agreed to acquire his draft rights in a trade.Thiero is the first WPIAL player drafted since Cam Johnson, who graduated from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Moon Township. Johnson was a first-round pick in the 2019 draft.The 21-year-old Thiero averaged 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Arkansas, after transferring from Kentucky to follow head coach John Calipari.Thiero’s father, Almamy, played three seasons for Calipari at Memphis before finishing his college career at Duquesne University. His mother, Mariam, was a 2006 draft pick by the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
Adou Thiero, a former Quaker Valley High School basketball star, is officially headed to the NBA.
The Brooklyn Nets selected Thiero, a 6-foot-6, 218-pound forward, in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
But Thiero, the 36th overall pick, is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers, who said they agreed to acquire his draft rights in a trade.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed in principle to acquire the draft rights to Adou Thiero, the 36th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, in a trade that is expected to be finalized at a later date. pic.twitter.com/2h0YxpwTFL
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2025
Thiero is the first WPIAL player drafted since Cam Johnson, who graduated from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Moon Township. Johnson was a first-round pick in the 2019 draft.
The 21-year-old Thiero averaged 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Arkansas, after transferring from Kentucky to follow head coach John Calipari.
Thiero’s father, Almamy, played three seasons for Calipari at Memphis before finishing his college career at Duquesne University. His mother, Mariam, was a 2006 draft pick by the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.