Dream Fit: Timberwolves, Jazz, Wizards

Overall Grade: 50.75

Projected Position: PF/SF

Strengths:

• Solid perimeter pressure using hands well to disrupt

• Good hands

• Uses his body & length well to deny passing lanes

• Good extension on perimeter contests & uses his athleticism well without fouling

• Good cutting decisions

• Good lateral mobility & quickly flips his hips

• Good timing on help rotation in the paint waiting until driver fully commits

• Does a good job on drives drawing contacting by moving his body into defender

• Utilizes hop steps well

• Good touch on midrange push shots & turnarounds

• Good athleticism

• Defends drives well with good movement & physicality

• Solid strength with bigs

• Quick recovery

• Moves over screens qucikly & positions himself well to do so

• Solid vision & good pass speed

• Able to maintain his handle through traffic

• Good block ability as a secondary defender

Weaknesses:

• Poor transition defense, often commiting to the ball handeler even if he is already doubled

• Poor 3pt%

• Bad screener, screens early, gives too much distance & bad positioning

• Inconsistent motor

• Commits to switch calls even if teammates rejects it

• Can be a Bull in a China Shop on drives

• Awful ability to finish through contact often airballing shots

• Takes poor angles & overcommits body to one side when defennding drives

• Poor leverage

• Bad positiong & tracking on rebounds

• Poor boxouts letting guys get around him

• At times floats weirdly getting in the way of teammates offensivly

• Secures rebounds low & poorly

• Decent amount of risky passes

Scouting Report: Adou Thiero

Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6'8", 220 lbs
School: Arkansas Razorbacks

Draft Projection: Late first-round to early second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft

Overview:
Adou Thiero is a versatile forward with a strong two-way game. Known for his scoring ability, rebounding, and defensive presence, Thiero has been a key player for the Arkansas Razorbacks. His combination of athleticism, basketball IQ, and leadership makes him a valuable prospect for the NBA.

Strengths:

• Scoring Efficiency: Averaging 15.6 points per game, Thiero is an efficient scorer, shooting 54.8% from the field.

• Rebounding: Averages 6 rebounds per game, showcasing his ability to control the boards.

• Defensive Impact: Strong on-ball defender with 1.7 steals per game, disrupting opponents effectively.

• Versatility: Can play both forward positions, adapting to different roles on the court.

• Leadership: A vocal leader and high-energy player who motivates his team.

Areas for Improvement:

• Three-Point Shooting: Needs to improve consistency from beyond the arc to become a more complete offensive player.

• Injury Concerns: Missed several games due to a hyperextended knee, raising questions about durability.

• Physicality: Adding strength will help him handle the physical demands of the NBA.

Player Comparisons:

• OG Anunoby: For his defensive versatility and ability to contribute on both ends.

• Jae Crowder: For his toughness and role as a two-way forward.

• Josh Howard: For his scoring and rebounding combination.

Summary:
Adou Thiero is a dynamic forward with the potential to be a valuable contributor at the next level. His scoring, rebounding, and defensive abilities make him an intriguing prospect for teams looking to add versatility to their roster. With continued development and improved shooting, he could carve out a significant role in the NBA.

ADOU THIERO

Position/Archetype: Athletic Disruptor Defensive Wing

College: Arkansas

Pros:

• Athleticism + Aggressiveness: Very quick reactions and speed, Jumps effortlessly, gets above the rim very easily, moves in transition really well, hangs in the air for a long time. A pretty classic high athleticism wing with long limbs type of player.

• Steals: Can poke the ball from you and get into the passing lanes, good anticipation of passes, jumps way too often but does get a load of steals, the high volume allows him to be very effective in transition utilising his athletics. A pretty strong perimeter defensive talent.

• Drives: Really efficient driver at the rim, pretty comfortable handling it as well, he uses his body well, first step is pretty good and finds space to drive into. Very strong and explosive when he gets there to be a very efficient rim scorer and I think this will be usable in the league

• Off ball movement: Cuts pretty well and finds space pretty easily, again very athletic and very hard to stay with, gonna be very useful in the type of role he will likely take in the NBA, his movement on the perimeter will likely not matter as much, probably won't get tested too much out there anyway.

Cons:

• Three point shooting: This is what makes it really hard to believe too much in him, as someone who has a great defensive skillset he is not able to knock down the 3 from volume or very efficiently, and thats been as theme throughout his college career. the names I've compared him to are and probably will be better shooters than him.

• IQ: Rushes stuff a lot and from a guy who's been in college for three years yet still somewhat young tells me he probably won't get to a much higher level of understanding. His defensive movement gets him caught sometimes and again he tries to jump lanes too much and is maybe too aggressive. This may play him off the court similar to how Kuminga has been for the warriors

• Lack of creation: Outside of just doing his drives he doesn't have an interesting handle and really only has his first step to create with, also cant create a perimeter shot for himself, can do some connecting passes so thats interesting.

• Reliant on Athleticism: Doesn't really show anything other than use of his body and athleticism to get what he wants which really holds him back in my mind, not a fan of pure athletic monsters if they don't have a decent skillset to go with it and this is a case where he seems to just have the insane athleticism. I probably won't think of him being more than an end of bench guy but if he can be a consistent shooter he can get his way on the court as a starter even. but can very likely be a long term G league guy.

NBA Pro Comp: Jonathon Kuminga, Derrick Jones Jr, Jae Crowder

Projection: High Motor, high energy end of bench guy for a competitive team

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Elite defender and rebounder who does all the dirty work. He has some floor spacing potential.

NBA Comp: Draymond

Comp: OG Anunoby/Patrick Williams/Caleb Martin

• great at using his body on the drive; invites contact

• great understanding of defensive schemes; hardly late to switches/rotations

• physical and composed defender with a really high defensive floor; versatile and can guard 1-5

• could work on screen navigation but isn’t terrible as it stands

• poor finishing as he’s typically finishing over taller defenders (sub 50% on layups)

• solid shooter but nothing great; good form but bad efficiency from three this year at just over 25%

• sub 70% ft shooter

• solid connecting playmaker but better without the ball

• good positional rebounder