Career and Life

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Thon Marial Maker is a South Sudanese Australian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary School and played basketball for Canada's Athlete Institute. Coming out of high school, Maker was considered a five-star recruit by most basketball recruiting services.

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Maker's parents, who descend from the Dinka people, still live in South Sudan and are also both extremely tall; his father is 203 cm (6'8") and his mother is 190 cm (6'3"). His brother, Matur, attempted to enter the 2018 NBA draft in a manner similar to Thon before deciding to play internationally instead. Another brother, Maker Maker, plays soccer for South Melbourne FC's under-20 team. A cousin of Maker's, Makur, attends West Hills Chaminade Prep School in Los Angeles. Another cousin, Aliir Aliir, plays in the Australian Football League for the Sydney Swans. In March 2018, Maker confirmed he supports the Swans due to his family connection, despite previously supporting the two West Australian teams.

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