Adou Thiero Shows Progress While Leading Lakers To Vegas Summer League Win Over Thunder

LAS VEGAS — The item dunk was impervious that Adou Thiero is conscionable fine. Thiero delivered a break-a-way windmill dunk successful nan 2nd 4th that brought cheers from nan fans, a infinitesimal successful which nan second-year Lakers guardant displayed his athleticism.

Thiero’s assurance seemed to turn from that constituent on, his play for nan Lakers during an NBA Summer League crippled astatine nan Thomas & Mack Center connected Friday nighttime a sign of his development.

He ran nan level and caught a lob dunk. He sprinted backmost connected defense and blocked a shot. He vanished nan 3rd 4th pinch a last-second changeable disconnected nan backboard, a handbasket that gave nan Lakers an 86-66 lead complete nan Oklahoma City Thunder. Thiero came backmost successful nan crippled successful nan 4th fourth and threw down different lob dunk.

Thiero completed his nighttime pinch 20 points during nan Lakers’ 96-84 win complete nan Thunder.

He played an all-around game, collecting 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and zero turnovers successful 30 minutes. He was seven-for-12 from nan field. He missed each 5 of his three-pointers, but Thiero vanished nan crippled plus-13.

Thiero played successful nan Lakers’ first crippled successful Las Vegas aft missing their last crippled astatine nan California Classic successful San Francisco pinch a correct wrist injury.

Lakers first-round prime Cameron Carr besides played against nan Thunder aft being constricted pinch a bothersome toenail during nan California Classic finale.

Carr had different coagulated crippled pinch 18 points connected seven-for-13 shooting.