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Evidence of Thon Maker's real age has surfaced
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:40 pm
From reddit
quote:
Rough timeline of his journey from Perth schoolboy to NBA lottery pick
200x-2010 Thon Maker is enrolled in Aranmore Catholic College, a high school in Perth. He was part of the 2010 graduating class.
2010-2011 During this time he was discovered by Edmund Smith (should actually be Edward Smith, poster made a mistake), an extremely shady talent scout who worked mainly with Sudanese kids and had a reputation for being controlling. He saw Thon’s size, athleticism and potential but also knew it would never work with him being 18 already and still so raw and skinny.
2011In early 2011, Thon Maker resurfaced as a 14 year old prodigy in Sydney where he joined the local club, St George Saints, an U/16 Division 2 squad. He didn’t attend school at this time and just played basketball, away from anyone who had previously known him and was a way to build credibility around his age. I suspect his age was somehow changed in the transition from Perth to Sydney.
Late 2011-2012 He had gone to camps in the US by this time and the highlight reels of the amazing “8th grader” had started to emerge.
2012-2015 Maker began 8th grade in the 2011-2012 season. Afterwards he was bounced around various schools, at least 3 in the US and a couple as well in Canada.
2016 Edmund Smith’s plan had succeeded and this was the first of his projects to get him a cut of NBA salary. After hearing John Hammond’s responses on the radio I suspect he knew or suspected Thon was older, he just didn’t care. He connected personally with Thon and was willing to invest in his strong intangibles and it was an age range he could work with. Only time will tell if he made the right move. Obviously, being a raw 21-23 year old is completely different from being raw at 19.
TLDR: Thon Maker graduated high school in 2010 in Australia and 6 years later was drafted fresh out of high school. There is strong evidence to suggest Thon Maker could be as old as 23 Discussion is encouraged, happy for others to point out the flaws in this edit: bonus anecdotal evidence found on the web, some from years back which support these claims
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Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:43 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
The Bucks took him 10th. Like what the frick even happened? Everyone is drunk.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:44 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
So he was like 19 when he got to Country Day? That's insane.
I hope for his sake he never hooked up with any girls at any of his 6 or 7 high schools. That situation would turn ugly for several people very quickly.
I hope for his sake he never hooked up with any girls at any of his 6 or 7 high schools. That situation would turn ugly for several people very quickly.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:46 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
cant believe they didnt at least change his name
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:46 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Is anyone surprised by this?
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:46 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
quote:Given today's internet age and the amount of investigating teams do, how would it not have been much, much easier to find? I'd think a few kids in Australia who went to school with this guy would notice and say something at some point, even understanding they may not be into the NBA like we are. I think hoops are pretty popular there, I just don't see how it's possible.
TLDR: Thon Maker graduated high school in 2010 in Australia and 6 years later was drafted fresh out of high school. There is strong evidence to suggest Thon Maker could be as old as 23 Discussion is encouraged, happy for others to point out the flaws in this edit: bonus anecdotal evidence found on the web, some from years back which support these claims
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:48 pm to shel311
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I'd think a few kids in Australia who went to school with this guy would notice and say something at some point, even understanding they may not be into the NBA like we are. I think hoops are pretty popular there, I just don't see how it's possible.
they have
This post was edited on 6/27/16 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:49 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
only the Bucks fall for this type of shite.... 
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:49 pm to Salmon
Again, I'm saying how did that not become more well known over the last 4 or so years?
Seems implausible given the internet today.
Seems implausible given the internet today.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:50 pm to Salmon
another guy on Reddit just posted this from his yearbook in 2007
This post was edited on 6/27/16 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:51 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
So in those original YouTube highlights he was an 18 year old running around shitting on middle schoolers.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:51 pm to Salmon
The last thing I'm believing is a bunch of people on freaking Facebook.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:51 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
who gives a shite? Milwaukee drafted him.
Milwaukee.
I've never ever seen a Bucks fan anywhere
Milwaukee.
I've never ever seen a Bucks fan anywhere
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:51 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
More likely that they had a strong hunch that he's 23 and didn't care. I don't know why they like him so much, but they love long players and Thon's definitely long.
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:52 pm to shel311
quote:
Again, I'm saying how did that not become more well known over the last 4 or so years?
do Australians follow HS recruiting in the states?
I doubt it, thus they only started speaking out once he became more widely known closer to the draft
Posted on 6/27/16 at 1:52 pm to shel311
quote:
Given today's internet age and the amount of investigating teams do, how would it not have been much, much easier to find? I'd think a few kids in Australia who went to school with this guy would notice and say something at some point, even understanding they may not be into the NBA like we are. I think hoops are pretty popular there, I just don't see how it's possible.
Video proof that the yearbook photos aren't shopped from Reddit OP LINK
This post was edited on 6/27/16 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 6/27/16 at 2:01 pm to hendersonshands
quote:
More likely that they had a strong hunch that he's 23 and didn't care.
this seems plausible
and this makes sense re: his videos as an 8th grader. no 7 footers are that coordinated at that age
Posted on 6/27/16 at 2:05 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
He gamed the system...
Posted on 6/27/16 at 2:06 pm to TheDarrell McSteal
Isn't it possible that he lied about his age when he escaped Sudan and moved to Australia? This dude could be like 27
Posted on 6/27/16 at 2:07 pm to tgr4ever
There is a thread on the RB from 2012 that talks about how the Ed Smith guy pissed off Country Day by taking all this money from them and then having Thon transfer out anyway.
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