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NBA draft pick Thon Maker likely to be 4-5 years older than he is officially listed
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It has gotten better in soccer since bone scans started being used. But I think they can only be relied upon for larger age differences.
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I feel bad for this dude. Everything he went through and then he gets caught up with some really shady dudes looking to profit off his talent.
Four years is a pretty big deal at that age. There are countless 22-year-old college players that could look amazing if they got to go back and play against teenagers who are still developing.
It's one of the reasons smart draft models are skeptical of prospects that don't perform until their junior or senior year of college when they have the age and experience advantage. They will never have that sort of advantage in the NBA. Maker's alleged situation is the same, except it's not even against college players, it's against high school kids.
Four years is a pretty big deal at that age. There are countless 22-year-old college players that could look amazing if they got to go back and play against teenagers who are still developing.
It's one of the reasons smart draft models are skeptical of prospects that don't perform until their junior or senior year of college when they have the age and experience advantage. They will never have that sort of advantage in the NBA. Maker's alleged situation is the same, except it's not even against college players, it's against high school kids.
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thehypocrite
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#Bullmanure
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This is similar case to Joseph Mihala of Lazio Football Club who claim to be a 17 years old.
Although this guy actually prove that he is actually 17 years old in reality.
17 going on 37.
Ninja Scooter
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They've got an alright young roster. If they can turn Thon into even just a role player that team is scary defensively.
thehypocrite
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The only problem is Jason Kidd has been watching the godfather trilogy too much.
agentofatlas
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They got Giannis and Jabari. They're winning on my book.
LyleLanley
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The bucks are kind of a fascinating team, every player is 8 feet tall with a 10 foot wingspan but I'm not sure what the hell that team will eventually turn in to.
jordan0386
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A lot of primary schooling in the West Indies are finished by 14/15.
Not surprised it would be the same in some African countries.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Maker is most comparable to Joel Anthony in that he has no coordination whatsoever, they don't have much other than Middleton and Giannis.
LyleLanley
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Because the theory is currently based off of some potentially flimsy evidence that redditors found. I'm sure in the coming days/weeks someone will do some more research and we'll learn more.
thehypocrite
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As a current resident of the Dominican Republic I will have to disagree on that. Unless you are an exceptional overachiever you are extremely unlikely to complete highschool by 14/15. 18/19 is more aproximate to the norm.
Jawbreaker
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They've got some fucking WILD hair going on out there. wew lad.
That's a prodigy. I'm talking about progidies. (OP typo)
Some guy from windsor Ontario I believe
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/windsor-high-school-basketball-star-believed-30-years-old/
Khalifa Jayy
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Edit: already posted. Good to know.
His former schoolmate provided some more yearbook photos
Thon as an 11th grader in 2009
Thon in year 9 Basketball in 2007
To me that looks like he was a regular High School student and not just in an english class like his shady agent claims.
Thon as an 11th grader in 2009
Thon in year 9 Basketball in 2007
To me that looks like he was a regular High School student and not just in an english class like his shady agent claims.
Rockin' Ranger
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When David Kahn was still in charge of the Timberwolves he took a 27 year old in the second round.
You draft young to get someone with hopefully a lot of upside potential. Someone who is 23 is already likely as good as they are going to get.
Oh, that should have been obvious since it makes so much sense. lol, thanks for explaining.
LyleLanley
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Oh, that should have been obvious since it makes so much sense. lol, thanks for explaining.
Beyond that if he actually is 23 and worthy of a top draft pick he should have been absolutely dominating his canadian high school competition.
Well, there's an argument to be made that regardless of his age he's a pretty shitty and overrated player/prospect that the Bucks reached quite highly to draft.
Skal roasted him whenever they were matched one on one and he slid because of a shitty season at Kentucky. Doesn't really speak to Maker being decent at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_OlIxqaobM now you can see that was a 22-year-old adult versus a 17/18-year-old kid? LOL
And in the actual Nike Hoops summit game, he stunk it up.
http://www.usab.com/basketball/media/pdfs/2015/15-hsum-box.aspx
Skal roasted him whenever they were matched one on one and he slid because of a shitty season at Kentucky. Doesn't really speak to Maker being decent at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_OlIxqaobM now you can see that was a 22-year-old adult versus a 17/18-year-old kid? LOL
And in the actual Nike Hoops summit game, he stunk it up.
http://www.usab.com/basketball/media/pdfs/2015/15-hsum-box.aspx
Man, he must have had a big growth spurt when he was 17/18. Either that or everyone at that school is a giant.
I wouldn't call that stinking it up...
Anyway, the Bucks were dumb to draft him. I'm pretty sure his age issues were suspected ahead of time, but just unproven.
I'm always reminded of the commercial with the different LeBrons when I see Oden. Oden is old LeBron, LeBron is atheltic LeBron, and Iguadala is young LeBron.
Paracelsus
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Reminds me of
Someone had jokingly accused him of being well into his 40s, despite the documentation stating he was a 1996, and some people took the bait.
Someone had jokingly accused him of being well into his 40s, despite the documentation stating he was a 1996, and some people took the bait.
Just_myles
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Common practice. There are kids in my sons league that are older and more developed. Their league is by grade and not by age. So you have parents hold their kids back so they can shine.
FloatingDivider
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I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt because as an early blooming 7ft dude I spent the majority of my teens having to prove my age in athletic competitions but those yearbooks photographs are ridiculously suspect.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Come on guys leave the Bucks alone for fucks sake
arts&crafts
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His former schoolmate provided some more yearbook photos
Thon as an 11th grader in 2009
Thon in year 9 Basketball in 2007
To me that looks like he was a regular High School student and not just in an english class like his shady agent claims.
those kids look a lot younger than 11th grade (16ish?)
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I would have guessed that he was at least 50. I know a Moroccan dude who's 58 and looks younger.
ViewtifulJC
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This is similar case to Joseph Mihala of Lazio Football Club who claim to be a 17 years old.
Although this guy actually prove that he is actually 17 years old in reality.
his head dont look real. Like it was photoshopped where his real face was
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