Thiero out vs. Warriors with left knee injury as Lakers wait on second-year guard
Adou Thiero is out for Wednesday's game against Golden State with a left knee injury, with an estimated return of October 23. The 6-7 guard out of Arkansas went from day-to-day to out on October 21 after a separate undisclosed issue on October 14. He played 25 games for the Lakers last season at 6.0 minutes a night.
By the Lakers Nightly Desk · updated 16 h ago01The story of the nightThe knee and the timelineThiero was listed day-to-day on October 14 with an undisclosed issue.
Thiero was listed day-to-day on October 14 with an undisclosed issue. By October 21 the designation changed to out, this time with a left knee injury, and the Lakers ruled him out for Wednesday against Golden State. The estimated return date is October 23. He did not play in the October 16 game against Denver, logging zero minutes in a Lakers loss. Before that he saw real preseason time: 21.2 minutes against Sacramento on October 8, 16.9 minutes against the Warriors on October 6 and 17.1 minutes against the Kings on October 5.
02What last season showedThiero's rookie year was a reserve role.
Thiero's rookie year was a reserve role. He appeared in 25 games last season and averaged 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 6.0 minutes. He shot 51.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three and 63.6 percent from the line, with a 57.8 true shooting percentage and a 14.3 usage rate. His plus-minus was -1.3. In the preseason this fall he put up 6, 7 and 3 points in his three healthy games, including a 3-point, 4-rebound, 4-assist line against Sacramento on October 5 with a +21.
Thiero1.9 ppg
McLaughlin2.0 ppg
