Thon Maker is at least 23 years old

[SunKing]

That remind me a dude when I used to live in Ivory Coast younger. When I was in elementary school he was in my class, like born in 1986 or something like that... Then I saw him adding me on FB as a friend, I accept only to see my man was born in 1994 and living with his "mother" (actually a far distant cousin from his actual mother). Just a regular story among others, no harm's done

[Dr Aki]

Ah reddit, the reliable source for personal and confidential information on NBA players.

it might be reddit, but it's also pretty damning

[OkcSinceSGA]

Also the people saying "It worked out for so and so alright" are missing the point entirely. These teams are drafting 18 or 19 year old's because they are thinking hey we may get a 15 year player out of this who has a lot of potential to grow. When the real scenario is you may get 8-10 years out of a guy and since he's say 25 he doesn't have much upside, that's a REALLY big deal and should be severely penalized. I would go as far as to giving teams the option to completely void said player's contract if they PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that the age was faked. If they so choose too they can re-negotiate a much smaller contract too maybe.

[OkcSinceSGA]

Ah reddit, the reliable source for personal and confidential information on NBA players.

Bro it's his yearbook. There isn't much to talk about here, it's sound proof. Yearbook+other photos that don't look photoshopped or edited at all. That's in ADDITION to people within NBA circles determining he was 21-23 years right before the draft and most teams taking him off the draft board.

[bondom34]

Ah reddit, the reliable source for personal and confidential information on NBA players.

it might be reddit, but it's also pretty damning

A yearbook that may have been doctored and a video of said yearbook? Going to lean with the actual people who drafted the kid first.

[bondom34]

Ah reddit, the reliable source for personal and confidential information on NBA players.

Bro it's his yearbook. There isn't much to talk about here, it's sound proof. Yearbook+other photos that don't look photoshopped or edited at all. That's in ADDITION to people within NBA circles determining he was 21-23 years right before the draft and most teams taking him off the draft board.

I mean, you know an exacto knife and some tape could do this.

[OkcSinceSGA]

Ah reddit, the reliable source for personal and confidential information on NBA players.

Bro it's his yearbook. There isn't much to talk about here, it's sound proof. Yearbook+other photos that don't look photoshopped or edited at all. That's in ADDITION to people within NBA circles determining he was 21-23 years right before the draft and most teams taking him off the draft board.

I mean, you know an exacto knife and some tape could do this.

So what do you make of the majority of NBA scouts/front offices determining that his true age was 21-23 right before the draft? It was in the media, not exactly a small story.

[AllanH20]

Don't trust random people on the internet.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/746016789847478272[/tweet]

[OkcSinceSGA]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JakeLFischer/status/745966263525122050[/tweet]

[bondom34]

Bro it's his yearbook. There isn't much to talk about here, it's sound proof. Yearbook+other photos that don't look photoshopped or edited at all. That's in ADDITION to people within NBA circles determining he was 21-23 years right before the draft and most teams taking him off the draft board.

I mean, you know an exacto knife and some tape could do this.

So what do you make of the majority of NBA scouts/front offices determining that his true age was 21-23 right before the draft? It was in the media, not exactly a small story.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/746016789847478272[/tweet]

The most respected draft site online .

[ChaosHamster]

So you're telling me he's the same age as Biyombo?!

No, he is 23, not 28.

[OkcSinceSGA]

[OkcSinceSGA]

I mean, you know an exacto knife and some tape could do this.

So what do you make of the majority of NBA scouts/front offices determining that his true age was 21-23 right before the draft? It was in the media, not exactly a small story.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/746016789847478272[/tweet]

The most respected draft site online .

One of the ONLY one's who has most of the market share doesn't mean the most respected. That would be like saying Walmart is the most respected store. I have read MANY scouting reports on that site that the average RealGM poster could probably have done better than.

[OkcSinceSGA]

So you're telling me he's the same age as Biyombo?!

No, he is 23, not 28.

Lmao

[bondom34]

So what do you make of the majority of NBA scouts/front offices determining that his true age was 21-23 right before the draft? It was in the media, not exactly a small story.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/746016789847478272[/tweet]

The most respected draft site online .

One of the ONLY one's who has most of the market share doesn't mean the most respected. That would be like saying Walmart is the most respected store. I have read MANY scouting reports on that site that the average RealGM poster could probably have done better than.

They are pretty much the top draft site on the internet, its not at all like that. But hey, random reddit guy = reliable, OK.

[OkcSinceSGA]

Also saying that a player's age progression seems normal is pretty weak evidence TBH. SO many factors go into things like putting on weight. I know plenty of guys who were so called ectomorph's until their mid to late 20's and bulked up. It's not exactly a set formula...

[OkcSinceSGA]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/746016789847478272[/tweet]

The most respected draft site online .

One of the ONLY one's who has most of the market share doesn't mean the most respected. That would be like saying Walmart is the most respected store. I have read MANY scouting reports on that site that the average RealGM poster could probably have done better than.

They are pretty much the top draft site on the internet, its not at all like that. But hey, random reddit guy = reliable, OK.

I actually work heavily with conspiracy, unexplained phenomenon and the like. I'm usually pretty damn good at spotting doctored evidence like photos. These look legitimate to me and it falls in line with what I already told you about how most teams took him off the draft board because with conviction they believe Maker to be 21-23 years old, not 19. So you're claiming draftexpress is the guru, yet why were most NBA teams ruling him out against their advice? Doesn't add up chief.

[bondom34]

One of the ONLY one's who has most of the market share doesn't mean the most respected. That would be like saying Walmart is the most respected store. I have read MANY scouting reports on that site that the average RealGM poster could probably have done better than.

They are pretty much the top draft site on the internet, its not at all like that. But hey, random reddit guy = reliable, OK.

I actually work heavily with conspiracy, unexplained phenomenon and the like. I'm usually pretty damn good at spotting doctored evidence like photos. These look legitimate to me and it falls in line with what I already told you about how most teams took him off the draft board because with conviction they believe Maker to be 21-23 years old, not 19. So you're claiming draftexpress is the guru, yet why were most NBA teams ruling him out against their advice? Doesn't add up chief.

Actually what doesn't add up is people claiming a random internet poster would know more about this than both the US government and a bunch of people literally paid to do this.

I'd add that it doesn't say in the yearbook he's in the graduating class. It just has him at the school that year.

If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but going off a reddit post isn't proving something to me.

[Dr Aki]

They are pretty much the top draft site on the internet, its not at all like that. But hey, random reddit guy = reliable, OK.

I actually work heavily with conspiracy, unexplained phenomenon and the like. I'm usually pretty damn good at spotting doctored evidence like photos. These look legitimate to me and it falls in line with what I already told you about how most teams took him off the draft board because with conviction they believe Maker to be 21-23 years old, not 19. So you're claiming draftexpress is the guru, yet why were most NBA teams ruling him out against their advice? Doesn't add up chief.

Actually what doesn't add up is people claiming a random internet poster would know more about this than both the US government and a bunch of people literally paid to do this.

I'd add that it doesn't say in the yearbook he's in the graduating class. It just has him at the school that year.

If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but going off a reddit post isn't proving something to me.

in australia, yearbooks are only for the graduating class (year 12)

[SpinninHouse]

This is like during the Little League World Series when some "kid" with a beard is pitching 96mph fast balls to a bunch of 12 year olds.