Thon Maker
Thon Maker was born in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan on February 25th, 1997 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 27, Thon Maker biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Thon Marial Maker (born 25 February 1997) is a South Sudanese professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association. (NBA) has a television contract with the Detroit Pistons.
He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary School and competed in basketball for Canada's Athlete Institute.
By the majority of basketball recruiting companies, Maker was regarded as a five-star recruit coming out of high school.
Early life
In Wau, a city in South Sudan, a maker was born. Maker, his younger brother, Matur, and his aunt were able to flee Uganda's civil war. They were accepted as refugees by Australia; they then moved to Perth, Western Australia, when the maker was five years old, and the family eventually settled down.
When Maker was 14 years old, he was discovered playing soccer in Mirrabooka, Australia, by Edward Smith, an Australian of African-American origins who helps children from migrant backgrounds gain opportunities that they otherwise wouldn't have access to. Ater Majok and Mathiang Muo, two South Sudanese immigrants, had previously assisted Ater Majok and Mathiang Muo, who are now professional basketball players. In Sydney, where Maker played basketball for the St. George Basketball Association in 2011, Smith offered his aunt to feed, clothe, and educate him. Maker and Smith left Texas right before the team's playoffs to attend a talent camp.
Personal life
The maker is an Australian and South Sudanese citizen.
Maker's parents, who hail from the Dinka people, are still live in South Sudan and are both very tall; his father, who stands at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), and his mother, 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in). Matur's brother attempted to draft the 2018 NBA draft in a manner similar to Thon before deciding to play internationally instead. Maker Maker Makermaker, Bro, plays soccer for South Melbourne FC's under-20 team. Makur, his cousin, who plays basketball for Howard University, plays basketball for him. Aliir Aliir Aliir, my cousin, plays in the Australian Football League for Port Adelaide. Despite previously supporting the two West Australian teams, Maker declared in March 2018 that he backed the Sydney Swans due to Aliir playing for them at the time.
According to some, the Maker is actually four years older than what is on his official passport, that Maker attended Aranmore Catholic College, a high school in Perth, Australia, before enrolling in high school in Canada, and that Edward Smith was involved in forging the Maker's official documents.
High school career
Maker spent time in Louisiana, including Metairie Park Country Day School, before settling in Martinsville, Virginia, at Carlisle School. Maker scored 22.2 points, 13.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.4 steals, and 4.5 blocks in 53 games during his freshman and sophomore seasons with Carlisle's varsity team. After leading Carlisle to a state championship as a sophomore, he received 2013–14 Gatorade Virginia Boys Basketball Player of the Year awards.
Maker and his brother were enrolled at Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario, where Edward Smith was already an assistant coach. The brothers attended Orangeville District Secondary School in the nearby town of Orangeville, in cooperation with the Athlete Institute. Maker won by 79–75 over Dennis Smith Jr. and Trinity Christian School on December 29, 2014, with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Maker's team lost to Harry Giles and Wesleyan Christian Academy in the High School OT Holiday Invitational tournament's championship game on December 30, 2014.
Maker declared his intention to reclassify into the 2015 class, which would have celebrated 2014-2015, his final year of high school. He appeared in the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon. As the World Team defeated Team USA, 103-101, playing alongside Ben Simmons in the April 11 game.
Maker announced on June 18, 2015, that he would remain in the Class of 2016, and that the 2015–16 season will return to Orangeville Prep. The maker remarked how difficult it was preparing for the Class of 2015, with the topic centered on his workload and "attempting to get it all done at once." He was being recruited by Arizona State, Florida State, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Notre Dame, St. John's, and UNLV. Maker was named MVP at the National Basketball Player's Association Top 100 camp on June 21, 2015.
Maker declared his intention to join the 2016 NBA draft on April 3, a move that requires the NBA to determine his eligibility. Maker had to convince the NBA that he graduated from Orangeville Prep in 2015 in order to skip a year of college. He did not graduate from high school in June 2015 but decided to continue as a postgraduate student, satisfying both the minimum age and one-year exemption requirements to the NBA's satisfaction. Maker went from high school in North America straight to the draft and the first player to play in the NBA since the league introduced the "one-and-done" rule for high school students in 2005.
Maker was regarded as a top-star recruit by the majority of basketball recruiting firms after coming out of high school.
Professional career
Maker attended the 2016 NBA Draft Combine, where he was rated as the third-tallest player without shoes at 6 ft 11.75 (2.13 m) and highest no-step vertical jump (32") of any player over 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) in NBA Draft Combine history. Several clubs dropped out of selecting Maker in the first round due to allegations that his age had been misrepresented, as some believed the maker to be between 21 and 23 years old despite being officially listed as a 19-year-old. Despite those questions, he was picked as the 10th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2016 draft, becoming the first high school player to be drafted in the first round since the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement went into operation.
Maker averaged 14.2 points and 9.6 rebounds in five games for the Bucks in 2016, and then earned All-NBA Summer League Second Team accolades. On July 30, 2016, he agreed to his rookie scale with the Bucks. Maker made his NBA debut on October 30, 2016, when the Bucks lost by 95 seconds in the final term of the Bucks' 98-83 loss to the Detroit Pistons by a single digit. In a 109-97 loss to the Miami Heat on January 21, he made his first appearance for the Bucks and finished with six points in 18 minutes. In a 104–88 loss to the Utah Jazz on February 1, 2017, he scored a season-high 12 points. Maker started in Parker's place on February 10, 2017, causing Jabari Parker to be out for the remainder of the season due to an ACL tear, and the Los Angeles Lakers lost 122-114. In a 116-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers the following day, he had his second 12-point effort. In a 108-105 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on March 31, 2017, he scored a career-high 23 points in a career-high win.
Maker had a season-high 16 points against the Phoenix Suns on November 22, 2017. He set a new record against the Toronto Raptors on January 1, 2018. Maker scored 14 points and blocked five shots in game 3 of the Bucks' first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, reducing the series deficit to 2–1. In game 4, he blocked five shots, assisting the Bucks in keeping the series alive at 2–102. In seven games, the Bucks went on to lose the series for the seventh time.
In a 114–102 victory over the Jazz on January 7, 2019, Maker had a season-high 15 points off the bench. According to reports, the maker, who had been a minority coach under new coach Mike Budenholzer, had asked a trade from the Bucks by late January.
The Detroit Pistons acquired Maker in a three-team trade involving the Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans on February 7, 2019. He sank the Pistons to a 125–122 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on February 22nd. On November 19, 2020, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver announced that he did not give Maker a qualifying bid, allowing him to become a free agent.
Maker signed a Cleveland Cavaliers training camp deal on October 30, 2020. In the 2020-21 season, he appeared in eight games for the Cavaliers, scoring 30 points and collecting 18 rebounds before being suspended on January 132021.
Maker signed a 2021 pact with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. After playing 2.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, he departed with the team on December 12th.
The Long Island Nets acquired Maker from a waiting player pool on January 21, 2022.
On July 28, 2022, the maker signed with the Fujian Sturgeons.
National team career
Despite overwhelming interest from Basketball Canada, Maker declared his intention to play for the Australian national team in April 2015; the team had identified Maker and his younger brother Matur as potential Canadian players. In a FIBA World Cup qualifier against Japan on June 29, he made his international debut for Australia. During the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asia Qualifications, the maker was involved in the Philippines–Australia basketball brawl. As a result, he was suspended for three games.