Hornets take revenge! Lakers choose Tiero with No. 36 draw

The Lakers are frustrated? What exactly happened? It's incredible!

According to US media reports, in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Lakers selected Thiero with the No. 36 draw.

In the 2024-25 season, Thiero played 27 games for the University of Arkansas, averaging 27.5 minutes per game, scoring 15.1 points, grabbing 5.8 rebounds and sending 1.9 assists.

still had 1.6 steals, 0.7 blocks and 1.7 turnovers, shooting percentage was 54.5%, three-point shooting percentage was only 25.6%, and free throw shooting percentage was only 68.6%. The draft template for this rookie is Van Debiao, the current Lakers player. His shortcomings are very obvious, and his lack of three points is very similar to Fan Debiao now. His playing style is biased towards the inside and is very strong, but he suffered a lot of injuries in college.

In fact, the Lakers' target is not him, but a big center ahead of him, which is the player the Lakers lack the most now. But the Lakers failed to get what they wanted, the main reason was that they were intercepted and selected by the Hornets.

It seems that the Hornets hate the Lakers very much, why do you say that? Because the Lakers traded center with the Hornets and sent scorer Kneckett to the Hornets. But later the Lakers reneged, which led to the failure of the deal.

The Lakers' remorse made the Hornets very embarrassed! After all, they wanted to send off the young center in their team, but they had to welcome the center back, which made the Hornets who had already spoken the farewell language very embarrassed.

So when the Hornets knew that the Lakers wanted to choose a big center, they snatched the big center without hesitation, causing the Lakers' wishful thinking to fail. This cannot be blamed on the Hornets. Who said that the Lakers do not have a higher draft pick!

It can be said that the Lakers have no gains in this draft. It is hard to say whether the player selected can become the next Van Debiao. Even if he can become the next Van Debiao, it will not have much effect on the Lakers.

It seems that if the Lakers want to get a big center, they must trade to achieve it! However, the entire league knows that the Lakers need centers and will definitely start the price. It is probably not easy for the Lakers to get a satisfied center, and it is likely to pay a heavy price. Is this the reason?