Former NBA forward/center Thon Maker has agreed to a contract with Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon, per the Real GM transactions log. Maker, 27, is 7-foot-0 and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No.
The Raptors have signed free agent center Makur Maker to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link). The deal became official on Saturday.
Thon Maker is coming off a year where he played in the CBA for the Fujian Sturgeons. The former first-round pick averaged 16.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.
The Wizards have waived center Makur Maker, according to the NBA transactions log. Maker, 21, is 6-foot-11 and likely headed to the Capital City Go-Go of the G League.
View the original article to see embedded media. Thon Maker was the tenth overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, and he played his rookie season at just 19 years old.
Greece will enter the knockout phase of the tournament this weekend, though Antetokounmpo might return to action Tuesday against Ukraine.
The Wizards have agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with center Makur Maker, according to Josh Robbins and Shams Charania of The Athletic. Robbins cited a tweet from Ed Smith depicting Makur signing the deal.
In 263 total regular-season games in the NBA, Maker averaged a modest 4.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 blocks.
Jason Kidd was recently named the new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. This will be Kidd's first head coaching job since his stint with the Milwaukee Bucks came to an end.
Jason Kidd is now the new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. After a successful stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won an NBA championship as an assistant coach, Kidd is returning to the franchise where he won his first and only NBA championship.
Thon Maker isn’t waiting time while he’s a free agent. The former Milwaukee Bucks draft pick in the 2016 NBA draft has put to work, has improved his fitness, and now looks like a totally different guy.
Center Thon Maker is signing with the Cavaliers.
Center Thon Maker will enter unrestricted free agency after the Pistons opted not to make him a qualifying offer ahead of his fifth NBA season, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets.
Because the Pistons will likely have to use some cap space to retain Christian Wood, it’s unlikely Detroit can get involved with making a team sweat a max offer sheet for a restricted free agent.
The 21-year-old Matur, previously an undrafted free agent, spent the last two seasons playing professionally overseas in Switzerland and Slovenia.
Australia met the Philippines for a matchup in Group B of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, but the game didn’t go as planned. During the third quarter, a massive brawl began following a flop and a retaliation.
There is a tremendous amount of young talent in the NBA right now, but not every talent grows at the same rate. There are a few guys who are far ahead of schedule in terms of their development and some others who are a bit behind the eight ball. Here we detail the 10 players 23 and younger who took a major leap and 10 who didn't.
In the history of the NBA, 44 players have been drafted by a franchise right out of high school without having played at either the collegiate level or in another professional league. How many of these 44 players can you name in eight minutes?
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