Overview
- Thiero was cleared Oct. 30 for live on-court contact and sent to join South Bay’s training camp, per a Lakers update reported by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
- He has not been cleared for five-on-five and has yet to appear in a preseason or regular-season game after also missing Summer League.
- The 6-foot-8 wing is rehabbing a knee injury suffered at Arkansas that required surgery and slowed his progress through training camp.
- The next milestone is five-on-five participation, with reporters noting he is expected to log G League minutes for game reps before any NBA debut.
- The Lakers traded up to draft him No. 36 and have framed him as a long-term, defensive-minded wing with length as his three-point shooting develops.