Maker Maker

Maker started his career with Australian eighth-division side Truganina Hornets.{{NFT player|80761}} Before the 2016 season, he signed for South Melbourne in the Australian second tier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/aussie-nba-rising-star-wants-south-in-a-league-447371|title=Aussie NBA rising star wants South in A-League|publisher=ftbl.com.au}} Before the 2018 season, Maker signed for Australian third-tier club Melbourne Victory Youth.{{Cite web|url=https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/y-league-preview-roar-v-victory?page=5|title=Y-League preview: Roar v Victory|publisher=melbournevictory.com.au}} Before the 2019 season, he signed for Port Melbourne Sharks in the Australian second tier.{{Cite web|url=https://pmscsharks.com/2018/10/24/senior-2019-signing-maker-maker/|title=Senior 2019 Signing – Maker Maker|date=24 October 2018 |publisher=pmscsharks.com}}

Before the second half of 2020–21, he signed for Spanish fourth-tier team Fuenlabrada Promesas.{{Cite web |last=Rugari |first=Vince |date=1 January 2021 |title=Why an Aussie NBA star's brother flew around the globe to play for Flat Earth FC |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/why-an-aussie-nba-star-s-brother-flew-around-the-globe-to-play-for-flat-earth-fc-20201029-p569uj.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=SMH.com.au}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/aussie-signs-for-infamous-spanish-third-tier-club-flat-earth-fc-554831|title=AUSSIE SIGNS FOR INFAMOUS SPANISH THIRD-TIER CLUB 'FLAT EARTH FC'|date=16 October 2020 |publisher=ftbl.com.au}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/1317357359816187904|title=Thon Maker's brother signs with Spanish soccer team very invested in spouting flat Earth nonsense}} In 2021, Maker signed for Atmosfera in the Lithuanian second tier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/lietuvoje-nutupes-nba-talento-brolis-nuo-karo-beges-dinkas-zaides-keisciausiame-pasaulio-klube-24-1473740|title=Lietuvoje nutūpęs NBA talento brolis: nuo karo bėgęs dinkas, žaidęs keisčiausiame pasaulio klube|publisher=15min.lt}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/sportas/futbolas/pirmos-lygos-starte-pasizymejo-ir-nba-krepsininko-brolis.d?id=86784077|title=Pirmos lygos starte pasižymėjo ir NBA krepšininko brolis|publisher=delfi.lt}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LCFootballAU/status/1374308743366729733?cxt=HHwWioCzwamhw5ImAAAA|title=TRANSFER Maker Maker has officially signed with Pirma Lyga side FK Atmosfera⁣⁣}} Before the 2022 season, he signed for Australian second-tier outfit Dandenong Thunder.{{Cite web |date=10 February 2022 |title=Welcome to Dandenong Thunder Maker Maker! |url=https://www.facebook.com/dandenongthunder/photos/a.859446684162454/4930695123704236 |publisher=facebook.com}}

Maker's parents, who descend from the Dinka people, still live in South Sudan{{cite web |last=Sygall |first=David |date=11 August 2013 |title=Refugees escaping war are aiming for the stars |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/refugees-escaping-war-are-aiming-for-the-stars-20130810-2rovx.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=SMH.com.au}} and are also both tall; his father stands {{Height|m=2.03}} and his mother stands {{Height|m=1.90}}.{{cite web|last=Bednall|first=Jai|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/thon-maker-australian-basketball-prospect-is-a-7footer-that-plays-like-a-guard/news-story/6e14a427def560a69eb667b802c1123d|title=Thon Maker, Australian basketball prospect, is a 7-footer that plays like a guard|work=News.com.au|date=22 October 2014|access-date=22 October 2014}} His brother Thon Maker was drafted at pick 10 in the 2016 NBA draft.{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Joey |date=2 October 2019 |title=South Sudan's growing bastion of Australian-based players |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/south-sudan/story/3956490 |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=ESPN.com}} Another brother, Matur, attempted to enter the 2018 NBA draft in a manner similar to Thon before deciding to play internationally instead.{{cite web|last=Borzello|first=Jeff|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21972366|title=Matur Maker to skip college, enter NBA draft|work=ESPN.com|date=5 January 2018|access-date=1 August 2021}} He has a cousin, Makur, who plays basketball in the NBA G League, after having previously played for Howard University.{{Cite news |last=Lupo |first=Nicola |date=17 October 2020 |title=Maker Maker, Thon's brother, signs with football team Flat Earth FC |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/maker-maker-thons-brother-signs-with-football-team-flat-earth-fc/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |newspaper=Sportando}}{{Cite web|title=Makur Maker - Men's Basketball|url=https://hubison.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/makur-maker/5976|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Howard University Athletics|language=en}} Another cousin, Aliir Aliir, plays in the Australian Football League for Port Adelaide.{{cite web |last=Horne |first=Ben |date=28 June 2016 |title=Aliir Aliir and Thon Maker revealed to be cousins as both chase their sporting dreams |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/teams/sydney/aliir-aliir-and-thon-maker-revealed-to-be-cousins-as-both-chase-their-sporting-dreams/news-story/6fb2d18c4763b68ad51b6d9a264765b3 |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=DailyTelegraph.com.au}}

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