60%+ from three in November.

Is he injured or out of favour? Saw he DNPed last game. From 19 MPG last season to 12 this season. Might need a change of scenery, but didn't he angle for a trade to get that last season?

Have been following Thon's fate closely since the pre-season.

Seems to me that he's cooked as a top-10 rotation guy.

Was essentially between him and Christian Wood for the backup four minutes. Wood has easily outplayed him. Coach Bud has previously said he loves Thon's motor and that Wood lacked the same go, but appears Wood has improved and is now producing well in his 14 minutes per game.

Maybe down the track Thon gets another shot with a non-contending team who has nothing to lose. Maybe NBL teams see the writing on the wall and try and nab him.

People said that Maker was better than Kay lolz! Dudes a bum

Don't let Thor’s 3pt% fool you. He’s not even shooting one three per game so far this season, he shot 2.5 last.

538's projection, for what it's worth

Unfortunately for Thon, with Drummond and Griffin the de facto starting big men, and Markieff Morris the first guy off the bench behind them, it means Thon's fighting for minutes with Wood, and Wood has been better (I was surprised some other teams didn’t go after him following how he finished last season). That just leaves spot minutes, which without injuries, probably means he’s not going to see too much time.

He's still young enough and has enough good moments that he'll keep getting opportunities at NBA level. There's always a chance he takes a real leap, but in all likelihood he's a deep rotation guy, and that's fine.

Wood had a big game today too, which won't help Thon.

I remember at the height of the age debate on here anyone who suggested he faked it got hounded. People power (i.e. the sheep) also helped in brushing the issue aside.

Exhibit A.

"Then why is kay not in the nba ? he can't even get into a nba d league team. Maybe you know more than the nba scouts ?"

I am getting really sick of reading this kind of reasoning. It lacks nuance or basic understanding of why the NBA recruits the way they do.

For one, Thon Maker is a long, athletic and agile seven-footer. You don't need to have too many things going for you if you have those attributes for an NBA team to at least look in your direction.

Secondly, Thon was recruited on potential. Thon 'potentially' has more potential than Nick Kay. Couple that a long with the physical gifts he has an it's an obvious pick.

But does that mean he brings more to a team than Nick Kay could today? No it doesn't. Why? Because let's say Nick Kay is a 6 out of 10 basketball player. But let's say 6 out of 10 is around his ceiling. Does the NBA pick him up, or Thon Maker, who may be a 5 or a 6 out of 10 basketball player, but IF (and it's a big if), he gets himself together, could become an 8 out of 10 player, who do you pick?

The answer is obvious, and that's why Thon Maker is in the NBA and Nick Kay is not.

Thon has flashes but starting to look like he'll never be more than a 10th/12th guy.

doesn't looks like he has the skill set/body to play as an import in the major European leagues/Euro league so perhaps NBL is his best bet to cash in after the NBA.

as long as Thon doesn't call Ater Majok for career advice he'll be ok.

Watching his highlights from last season, you'd have to think he has a bit more time in the NBA to prove himself?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqrZgod2vIc

I think he has at least a season or two. But by 25 if he isn't making it happen he'll be dropped.

Hope he does have more time but its all about finding the right situation in the NBA, the right situation is the difference between his next contract and the NBL.

See: Torrey Craig/Delly as the perfect examples

That's right, its all about the right opportunity and then making the most of it.

I can't see him falling out of the league altogether though. His combination of size, length, agility and shooting means he'll at least be a solid late rotation guy.

I don't really watch the NBA or Maker, so I'm no expert on his role or how valued he is in the NBA.
From what I have seen, I imagine he's used predominately as an athletic rim-protector??

When he moved across to Detroit last season, he averaged almost 20 minutes a game, so I have to assume they saw some value in what he did. Now it seems he has been pushed back in the rotation to around 12 minutes.

So perhaps its fair to say that he's never going to be a 30 minute star, but I assume a guy managing 12 minutes still has value.
I'd also hazard a guess that he'll probably move again as he looks to find a home seeking his particular skills.

As it stands, I don't really see him in the NBL.
Would he transform into a big minutes starting scorer? Because I don't think he wants to play for what bench-players get.

In the right situation it might work for his skill set. Unfortunately that was probably next to Giannis, in the BroLo role. Unfortunately he just never found consistency there.