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Lakers News: Arkansas Coach John Calipari Warned Teams Not To Pass On Adou Thiero
Los Angeles Lakers second-round draft pick Adou Thiero spent his first two collegiate seasons at the University of Kentucky before transferring to Arkansas for his final year. The reason he left was to follow head coach John Calipari, one of the best college coaches of this generation, who left the Wildcats to take the job at Arkansas.
Calipari has sent countless players to the NBA, including current Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt and former Lakers such as Anthony Davis, Julius Randle and Malik Monk. Calipari has always backed his players going into the draft and once they’re in the NBA, and Thiero was no different.
In a recent appearance on the Pat McAfee Show prior to the 2025 NBA Draft, Calipari explained why the newest Lakers rookie is a first-round draft talent and warned that teams who pass on him will regret it:
“Adou Thiero. If anybody misses that, it’s gonna be like they missed on, you ready? Immanuel Quickley… Adou Thiero is a first-round draft pick and I’m gonna tell you why. The league, I love the physicalness of the league right now, I love it. Because you gotta work to get a basket, it ain’t HORSE anymore. You gotta get, and someone better screen because the guy’s holding like that, I mean all that stuff. Adou can play in a physical game and athletically be in the top 1%. He’s somebody if you pass on they’ll look back and say ‘how many people passed on him?’ He’s that good, and a good kid from Pittsburgh.”
Calipari has always maintained great relationships with his players and speaks extremely highly of all of them in the media, so his words on Thiero should be no surprise. He does make a very good point about the increased physicality of the NBA game, however. Players must be able to handle that and physically and athletically, Thiero checks out as someone who can.
Thiero’s potential on the defensive end is immense and he is someone who can make an immediate impact for the Lakers on that end of the floor while developing his offensive game, particularly his 3-point shooting ability. Calipari has worked with him up close for many years, so if anyone knows what he is capable of it is the Razorbacks coach.
Rob Pelinka says Lakers had first-round grade on Adou Thiero
John Calipari called Adou Thiero a first-round draft pick and the Lakers agreed as Rob Pelinka revealed that the front office also had a first-round grade on the Arkansas forward.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas will open the Ryan Silverfield era at home on Sept. 5 against North Alabama as part of a home schedule that features seven home games, including five Southeastern Conference games as part of the league’s first-ever, nine-game conference slate.
The Razorbacks open the season inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium against North Alabama on Sept. 5. Coach Silverfield will coach his first game as the Head Hog in the program’s first-ever meeting with Lions. Another program first awaits the following week with a trip to Utah (Sept. 12) for the first football game between the two schools. The road game at Utah will be the Hogs’ third at a Big 12 opponent in five seasons following trips to BYU in 2022 and Oklahoma State in 2024.
Arkansas returns home to Fayetteville for back-to-back games with its first Southeastern Conference game of the season against Georgia on Sept. 19. The Bulldogs’ visit to Razorback Stadium will be the team’s first since 2020 when the two teams squared off in the season opener. Arkansas’ final non-conference game of the season is set for Sept. 26 vs. Tulsa. The matchup will be the 74th in a series that dates back to 1899.
A three-game stretch to start October features games at Texas A&M (Oct. 3) and at Vanderbilt (Oct. 17) with a home game against Tennessee (Oct. 10) in between. The trip to Texas A&M will be Arkansas’ first since 2020 and the trip to Vanderbilt will be the first for the Razorbacks since 2011 and mark just the 11th meeting all time between the two programs. Despite joining the SEC in 1992, the Hogs and the Commodores have played just seven times with only three coming in Nashville.
Arkansas’ bye week is set for Oct. 24 before wrapping up the month with a home game against Missouri (Oct. 31). The Battle Line Rivalry moves up the schedule from its traditional final game slot for the first time since Mizzou joined the league. The Razorbacks and Tigers have closed every regular season – except the pandemic-shortened schedule in 2020 – against each other since 2014.
November begins with a trip to Auburn (Nov. 7) before closing the season at home in two of the final three regular season games. South Carolina makes the trip to Fayetteville on Nov. 14 for the first time since 2022. A return trip to Texas (Nov. 21) serves as the final road game on the slate. The Battle for the Golden Boot returns to its regular season finale position on the schedule on Nov. 28. Arkansas and LSU battled on the final weekend of the regular season from 1992 when the Hogs joined the SEC through the 2013 season.
Football season ticket renewals will take place from January 20 through March 31. New season tickets can be purchased by clicking here. All new season ticket purchasers will have the opportunity to relocate their season ticket locations during Razorback Seat Selection in April. Additional season ticket inventory will be made available following the seat selection process.
2026 Arkansas Football Schedule
Date – Opponent
Sept. 5 North Alabama
Sept. 12 at Utah
Sept. 19 Georgia*
Sept. 26 Tulsa
Oct. 3 at Texas A&M*
Oct. 10 Tennessee*
Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt*
Oct. 24 Bye
Oct. 31 Missouri*
Nov. 7 at Auburn*
Nov. 14 South Carolina*
Nov. 21 at Texas*
Nov. 28 LSU*
*Southeastern Conference game
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Bill Bowden
Bill Bowden covers a variety of news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, primarily in Northwest Arkansas. He has worked at the newspaper for 16 years and previously worked for both the Arkansas Democrat and Arkansas Gazette.
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Accounting firms in Arkansas are aggressively adopting artificial intelligence tools. The field is among the most impacted by the AI boom because it is so data-centered.
“All the accounting firms, you know, medium size to large firms that I’ve been talking to, they have incorporated AI to some extent,” said Dr. Gaurav Kumar, a professor of accounting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Artificial intelligence can do in an instant work that used to take accountants many hours.
Landmark CPAs is at the forefront of the industry’s shift to AI in Arkansas and says the technology has all but eliminated the need for entry-level accountants to punch in numbers for W-2s and 1099s.
“Being able to use software that can auto-populate, can read documents and populate that into the return for us has really made a big difference,” said Rocky Goodman, a tax partner at Landmark.
And it’s the same with audits—AI can look for discrepancies and verify cash payments at lightning speed.
“It’s going to do it like that, whereas it used to take a staff maybe five to 10 hours,” said Michael Pierce, a Landmark audit partner.
And contrary to fears, Landmark says AI isn’t costing accountants jobs but plugging a gap created by a workforce shortage in the industry.
The advantages of AI are clear, but it also demands investment in cybersecurity and ensuring data privacy.
“One of the concerns is privacy. So, you know, if the staff is using personal AI tools, client data could be exposed. So firms must provide kind of secure, enterprise-grade AI options and clear policies,” Kumar told KATV.
Landmark plays it safe and uses enterprise-level AI tools.
“Our IT department obviously spends a lot of time researching to ensure that we don’t have any issues with client information being included in the learning modules that are building out these AIs,” Pierce told KATV.
Another concern is that, despite its rapid growth, AI is not infallible.
“AI can still produce incorrect or sometimes made-up information it can automate tasks, but it cannot replace judgment, ethics, or the ability to interpret complex tax laws or business scenarios,” Kumar said. “So, you know, that’s where a professional CPA, professional accountants, come in—review is essential.”
For that reason, and because data input is no longer a burden, Landmark is hiring CPAs for more of an analytical role.
“It does take a different skill set for someone than it did prior to the AI explosion,” Goodman told KATV.
But AI is reshaping the accounting industry in other ways as well.
“It’s also another challenge because AI is reducing the number of hours it takes to do a work, and traditionally accounting firms have always billed their clients on an hourly basis. So now AI is kind of pressuring firms to shift away from hourly billing and move more towards value pricing and subscription based advisory. So it’s kind of like they have to change their whole model,” Kumar told KATV.
Another factor is the cost of AI—like other firms, Landmark has had to spend a lot of money to stay competitive in its rapidly changing industry.
There is immense pressure to adopt AI, and it’s not limited to accounting firms.
“I’ve been seeing that companies in Central Arkansas are eager to move forward, but they’re trying to do it judiciously,” said Marla Johnson, tech entrepreneur-in-residence at UALR.
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