Thon Maker

Thon Maker
	Maker with the Detroit Pistons in 2019
No. 2 – Al Riyadi Club Beirut
Position	Center / Power forward
League	LBL
Personal information
Born	25 February 1997 (age 27); Wau, Sudan (now South Sudan)
Nationality	South Sudanese / Australian
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Carlisle School; (Martinsville, Virginia); Athlete Institute Prep/Orangeville Prep; (Orangeville, Ontario);
NBA draft	2016: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2019	Milwaukee Bucks
2019–2020	Detroit Pistons
2020–2021	Cleveland Cavaliers
2021	Hapoel Jerusalem
2022	Long Island Nets
2022–2024	Fujian Sturgeons
2024–present	Al Riyadi Beirut
Career highlights and awards
	BCL Asia champion (2024); BCL Asia Tournament Top Five (2024); WASL champion (2024); WASL Most Valuable Player (2024); Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year (2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Australia
FIBA Asia Cup

Thon Marial Maker (born 25 February 1997) is a South Sudanese-Australian^[2] professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary School and played basketball for Canada's Athlete Institute. He was picked 10th overall in the 2016 NBA draft, and played for three different NBA teams between 2016 and 2021.

^ Cohen, Ben (29 January 2017). "Trump refugee ban: Sudanese-born NBA stars could be affected by US travel restrictions". TheAustralian.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2017. Maker and Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng were born in what is now South Sudan. They both hold dual nationalities — Maker is Australian and Deng is British.
^ Cox, Kearyn (25 June 2016). "NBA Draft: Thon Maker's journey from South Sudan to Milwaukee Bucks shaped in Perth". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 4 July 2017.