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Short Story Of Thon Maker
This 19 year old basketball prodigy grew up to be 7 foot tall. His name is Thon Maker. He was born in Sudan and played high school basketball in Canada.

His athleticism and spunk now tells him that he’s ready to make it in the big league. He can’t wait to hit the court and be with the big guys like Lebron James.

What did this teenager have that everyone should follow? According to Entrepreneur, it’s a battle between “too soon” versus “believe in yourself.” For Maker, it doesn’t matter because he feels that he’s ready to drop the books and hit the professional ring. His legal guardian, Edward Smith, has opened to Bleacher Report that he has “...fulfilled the academic requirements to be eligible for the 2016 draft. He will apply for the 2016


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