Thon Maker has gone from a can’t miss prospect to a star in the making that just needs some fine tuning by the right program in college. Now that his high school career has come to an end, you would expect Maker to soon make his decision on his future college that he would play at. Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina have all visited with Maker but it appears that they all might have to forget about that dream.
Following from Jonathan Givony of Draft Express.
Thon Maker, a Sudanese 7-footer by way of Australia who plays his high school basketball in Canada, will attempt to enter the 2016 NBA Draft, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told DraftExpress.
The 19-year old Maker believes he has a strong case to be considered draft eligible, since he reportedly graduated high school in Canada in June of 2015, and is now technically in his fifth year of high school.
The official NBA collective bargaining agreement rule states that a player can be eligible for selection in the NBA Draft if “the player is or will be at least nineteen years of age during the calendar year in which the Draft is held, and, at least one NBA Season has elapsed since the player’s graduation from high school.”
Subsequently, Maker has elected to withdraw from participating in the Nike Hoop Summit event this upcoming week in Portland in order to focus on his workouts and preparation for the draft. Maker had participated in last year’s event and did not leave a strong impression throughout the week of practices and games.
UPDATE:
Thon Maker has been granted eligibility to enter the 2016 NBA Draft.
Following from Chad Ford of ESPN.
Thon Maker was just cleared by the NBA to enter the 2016 NBA Draft according to sources. Story coming …
— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) April 14, 2016
NBA ruled Thon Maker was one year removed from graduating from high school. He will hire an agent, ending his college eligibility
— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) April 14, 2016
