Forward-Center · Cleveland Cavaliers
Thon Maker
Age 29 · South Sudan · 213 cm (6'12") · 100 kg · Born Feb 25, 1997 · Athlete Institute Prep
6.9 PPG
4.1 RPG
0.7 APG
442 games
9 seasons

Career snapshot
9seasons
442games
3,061career pts
13.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Milwaukee Bucks
· 166 games · 2016-17–2018-19
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.8
2022-23 · FUJ
RPG
10.2
2022-23 · FUJ
APG
1.6
2022-23 · FUJ
PER
14.0
2016-17 · MIL
WS
1.5
2017-18 · MIL
Draft
2016
Round 1 ·
Pick 10
from Athlete Institute Prep
Career by team
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2024-25 – 2024-25 · 1 seasons
5.0 PPG
2.8 RPG
0.5 APG
10 games
Fujian
2022-23 – 2023-24 · 2 seasons
15.7 PPG
8.6 RPG
1.1 APG
83 games
NBA G League Ignite
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
7.8 PPG
6.5 RPG
0.7 APG
22 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
3.8 PPG
2.3 RPG
0.5 APG
8 games
Detroit Pistons
2018-19 – 2019-20 · 2 seasons
5.0 PPG
3.1 RPG
0.8 APG
89 games
Milwaukee Bucks
2016-17 – 2018-19 · 3 seasons
4.5 PPG
2.6 RPG
0.5 APG
166 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | MIL | 57 | 34 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 45.9 | 37.8 | 65.3 | 14.0 | 1.3 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 74 | 12 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 41.1 | 29.8 | 69.9 | 10.2 | 1.5 |
| 2018-19 | NBA | 64 | 5 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.7 | 32.0 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 35 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 44.0 | 33.3 | 54.1 | 12.9 | 1.1 |
| 2018-19 | DET | 29 | 5 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.3 | 30.7 | 76.6 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
| 2019-20 | DET | 60 | 14 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 48.2 | 34.4 | 66.4 | 13.7 | 1.5 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 8 | 0 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 18.6 | 0.3 |
| 2021-22 | LIN | 22 | 0 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 43.3 | 21.3 | 70.6 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | FUJ | 38 | 0 | 29.4 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 44.3 | 28.1 | 65.7 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | FUJ | 45 | 0 | 20.9 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 48.7 | 38.8 | 68.9 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Vipers | 10 | 0 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 36.2 | 16.0 | 58.3 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Jul 2018 | Milwaukee Bucks | Detroit Pistons | |
All entries are season change.
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