7' 1" Australian Thon Maker is now #1 recruit and moving like Durant *WOW*

[GreenFaith1819]

TBH, first person that came to mind with the kid is....The Kid.

He reminds me of a young KG....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVW0k7HtzQ4

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Oh my basketball God. This skid will be VERY SPECIAL.

I'm in love and almost went drooling with the way he moves.

[KGs Knee]

TBH, first person that came to mind with the kid is....The Kid.

He reminds me of a young KG....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVW0k7HtzQ4

Yup.

100% agree.

This kid is taller though, which is amazing.   Very interested to see how he turns out.

[cb8883]

Brooklyn pick might pay off after all. This guy needs to wear Green.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

geez louise. kid has a nice stepback jumper also. wow.

[Ogaju]

TBH, first person that came to mind with the kid is....The Kid.

He reminds me of a young KG....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVW0k7HtzQ4

You really should view the highlight reel a little more critically before you compare him to a first ballot HOFamer - he is playing a bunch of scrubs!!!! By the way I dis not know Australians play like that. Is he really Australian?

[chambers]

This judging talent off of highlight reels really needs to stop at some point because its like judging how fast a car is by looking at a picture of it while it is sitting in your garage.

I think I could probably make a highlight reel of my son playing ball that would make him look like the next Jordan.

Have you ever seen a 16 year old at 7 feet 1 with shooting and dribbling ability like that?

Maybe that's why he stands out? You don't see what he's doing every day and it's fun for basketball fans to monitor his progress with ease in the internet age.

[moiso]

This judging talent off of highlight reels really needs to stop at some point because its like judging how fast a car is by looking at a picture of it while it is sitting in your garage.

I think I could probably make a highlight reel of my son playing ball that would make him look like the next Jordan.

Yeah but can you make your son look like the next Thon Maker?

[Yoki_IsTheName]

This judging talent off of highlight reels really needs to stop at some point because its like judging how fast a car is by looking at a picture of it while it is sitting in your garage.

I think I could probably make a highlight reel of my son playing ball that would make him look like the next Jordan.

Fair point Nick, but you gotta atleast respect the ability this kid has.

Not many 7 footers can move and handle the ball like this kid. I mean, it could be just highlight reels, but there's an obvious unique skill set there that stands out, despite the competition, or the selected clips being shown.

[indeedproceed]

Highlight video looks amazing. His name is amazing. Cool thing for my kid to look forward to, a Celtics jersey with 'Maker' on the back. Beats his Sullinger onesie.

[indeedproceed]

I will say this though..looking at that guy, it brings to mind the book 'Guards Guards' by Terry Pratchett. The main character is looking at this giant dragon and he thinks to himself, considering the membranous wings and giant two-ton body of the dragon as it nimbly swoops and dives and ascends again and thinks, 'Nothing that big should be able to fly like that.'

Jonathan Bender proved they can't. KG proved they can. This kid could be either , but physics says Bender is more likely than Garnett.

But in 2017, we will be due another 'once in a generation' type player.

[Kiorrik]

TBH, first person that came to mind with the kid is....The Kid.

He reminds me of a young KG....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVW0k7HtzQ4

That's funny; one of my teammates (he works at Fox Sports here in Sydney) told me about this youngster and described him as a "young Kevin Garnett".

[vjcsmoke]

His thin physique and movement is more like a young KG.  It's ridiculous that he's showing off those kinds of moves and length at age 16.

Then again he is dominating high school competition, which he should.  I want to see this kid going up against top college competition his freshman year before I pass final judgment.  But looks like a phenom as far as athleticism is concerned.

[ManUp]

Impressive.

I think this was bound to happen when 7 footers played the game because they liked it instead of because they were tall. He definitely has skills, but if he's going to make it in the NBA he's going to have learn to bang like a big. Working with people like John Lucas and other specialty basketball coaches will do nothing but help him get ready for college and maybe the league.

[GreenFaith1819]

TBH, first person that came to mind with the kid is....The Kid.

He reminds me of a young KG....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVW0k7HtzQ4

You really should view the highlight reel a little more critically before you compare him to a first ballot HOFamer - he is playing a bunch of scrubs!!!! By the way I dis not know Australians play like that. Is he really Australian?

Thanks, Ogaju - for pointing that out to me....that this young kid is playing against supposedly some scrubs.

But look at his MOVES.....to me, I couldn't help but think of a young KG....especially with the few defensive plays that Thon delivered.

The kids has MOVES...SKILLS...after only 18 months of tutoring, supposedly. He will only continue to get better.

Did any of us think that KG would do the things that he has done at this stage?

I think Thon is special. I hope that he continues to get better, especially defensively.