The Lakers trading up twice in the draft made one thing clear: they were targeting Arkansas standout Adou Thiero. The excitement around him grew, but a knee injury kept him sidelined for 13 games. His chance finally came against the Bucks after late roster setbacks. In five sharp minutes, the 21-year-old delivered, rising for an explosive dunk that marked his first NBA points and a brief look at the potential L.A. invested in.

During the final minutes of the game, Bronny James stole the ball and carried it to the other end before bouncing it to Thiero, who slam dunked it for his first NBA bucket. Of course,…

All the Lakers fans were thrilled watching the rookie shove the ball into the net as he hung from the rim for a good few seconds. So much so that they took to social media after the

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