Why is Thon Maker only projected to go 24th in the 2017 draft?

[DOUBLE DRIBBLE]

Reminds me of Jonathon Bender.

[3ball]

this mock draft had malik monk at #14...

[Cocaine80s]

this mock draft had malik monk at #14...

well he does have a higher vertical than Jordan...

[LAZERUSS]

yeah, #24 is insane.

thon maker will be a 40% three-point shooter in the NBA (or close enough, maybe 37%)... he doesn't just have a pure shot with perfect form, his comfort when jumpshooting is like a guard.

when watching prospects - a lot of times it's like "well, he won't be able to do that to like, al horford or other NBA comp"...

but with thon, he will absolutely be able to get that jumpshot off on al horford.. then he runs the floor like a guard and will be a rim protector..

#24? sounds ridiculous.. i think it's because he has no post game... who cares.. this is the era of 3-and-d... this guy is a better version of ryan anderson, with handle though, so a little like a Dirk (only without Dirk's ability to bang inside)..

Unless Maker has improved his 3pt shooting dramatically in the last year, he will be a complete waste from that distance.

In his two high school seasons, and from a much shorter 3 pt line, he shot .313 from that distance (57/182.) I would suspect that he won't come close to 30% from an NBA distance. And if he can't shoot 30%, no coach is going to allow him to take that shot.

Secondly, his post game is a joke. He struggles to even catch the ball, much less do anything with it.

[UK2K]

Because there will be 23 guys who will be better picks them him.

He's not that good. His name makes him sound better than he is.

[LAZERUSS]

Because there will be 23 guys who will be better picks them him.

He's not that good. His name makes him sound better than he is.

Of course, the Sixers might take him in their first pic...which could be as high as #1 overall (whichever season that will be.)

[toxicxr6]

Unless Maker has improved his 3pt shooting dramatically in the last year, he will be a complete waste from that distance.

In his two high school seasons, and from a much shorter 3 pt line, he shot .313 from that distance (57/182.) I would suspect that he won't come close to 30% from an NBA distance. And if he can't shoot 30%, no coach is going to allow him to take that shot.

Secondly, his post game is a joke. He struggles to even catch the ball, much less do anything with it.

You have to remember the kid has only been playing basketball for a few years..he was originally touted as a soccer talent when he was young and that was the game we wanted to play.. But the kid just grew too damn big.. Way to big to be successful at soccer... So he was pushed towards playing basketball.. Given how he has improved.. How his shot is already getting better.. How he is transforming his body already... He has insane agility and handles for someone his height.. And I mean off the charts... I would expect his improvement to be very significant and to be quite fast.. The kid is going to be one of the best bigs in the NBA one day... He will be a top 10 draft pick by the time he gets drafted as well

[AirTupac]

Lmao this guy thinks someone put 30 pounds of muscle on in that time frame

[ImmortalNemesis]

Because nbadraft.net usually throws up bullshit mock drafts all the time

FTFY

[Westbrook0]

Lmao this guy thinks someone put 30 pounds of muscle on in that time frame