As a Power forward, he reportedly earns around $2,905,531, as his yearly salary from Milwaukee Bucks.
Thon was born on February 25, 1997, in Wau, Sudan. As per his nationality, he is Australian/ South Sudanese and belongs to Black ethnic group. Furthermore, his star sign is Pisces.
He grew up along with his siblings, brothers (Matur Maker and Maker Maker) and sister (Ajak Maker). Along with him, his brother Mater is also trying to enter 2018 NBA Draft and his youngest brother Maker Maker plays soccer for South Melbourne FC'S U-20 team.
Thon attended Carlisle School located in Martinsville, Virginia and later transferred to Orangeville Prep School in Orangeville, Ontario where he played for his high school basketball team. Thon's childhood was not so good since he had to escape from Sudan due to the civil war and take refuge in Australia when he was 5 years old.
During his high school career, Thon just became the second player in more than a decade to make the leap from high school in North America straight to the draft.
During his freshman and sophomore years for Carlisle's varsity team, Maker averaged 22.2 points, 13.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 4.5 blocks over a total of 53 games.
Thon was picked in the 2016 NBA Draft as a 10th overall pick by Milwaukee Bucks and was recorded as the third tallest player in NBA Draft history.
During the 2016 NBA Summer League, Maker averaged 14.2 points and 9.6 rebounds for the Bucks in five games and was subsequently awarded the Second Team of the All-NBA Summer League.
Regular Season:
Year | Team | Games played | Games started | Minutes per game | Rebound per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Blocks per game | Points per game |
2016-17 | Milwaukee | 57 | 34 | 9.9 | 2.0 | .4 | .2 | .5 | 4.0 |
2017-18 | Milwaukee | 74 | 12 | 16.7 | 3.0 | .6 | .5 | .7 | 4.8 |
Career | 131 | 46 | 13.7 | 2.6 | .5 | .4 | .6 | 4.4 |
Thon signed his rookie contract with Bucks on July 30th, 2016. During 2017 season he scored season-high 12 points. , Maker scored 16 points against the Phoenix Suns during the season on 22nd November 2017. On January 2018, Maker scored 16 points against the Toronto Raptors.
Thon Maker is an Australian-South Sudanese citizen and is a native of Sudan and now an Australian citizen but his parents are still living in Sudan.
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— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 6, 2018
Since he is young and is in his career's starting phase, he is pretty much focused in his career upliftment. Hence, there are no exact details on Thon's affair and his love life.
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Currently, he is living in the United States. Other than being a famous NBA Power forward/ Center, Thon is pretty famous in social media. He has around 50 thousand followers in his twitter account and about 163 thousand followers on Instagram and many of his posts have thousands of likes. Moreover, The Famous NBA star Thon is 7 feet 1 inch in height and weighs around 100 kilograms.
Thon Maker has signed a 4-year contract worth $ 11,622,123 with the Milwaukee Bucks, including a guaranteed sum of $11,622,123 and an annual average salary of $ 2,905,531. Maker, he was the 10th best-paid player of the Milwaukee Bucks last year.
Let's take a look at Milwaukee Bucks' power forward Thon Maker's projected salary Details:
Season | Milwaukee Bucks | ||
2018-19 | $3,639,636 | ||
2019-20 | $5,175,983 | ||
2020-21 | $4,861,853 |
In 2018 - 19, Maker will earn a basic salary of $ 2,799,720, with a cap hit of $ 2,799,720 and a dead cap of $ 6,369,363 respectively.