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19-year-old Makur Maker, the cousin of Thon Maker, will reportedly declare for the NBA Draft straight from high school, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Maker was ruled eligible for the draft in February after he had only been two credits short of graduating with his original 2019 high school class in California.
Born in Kenya and growing up in Australia, Maker moved to the United States in 2015 where he would attend five different high schools in California, Ontario and Arizona. He drew interest from several of the top college basketball programs, including Kentucky, UCLA, Oregon and USC, and even considered playing in the National Basketball League before entering the NBA Draft.
The 6-foot-11 Maker is considered to be an above-average playmaker for his size given his ability to handle the ball and get out in transition. Maker averaged 14.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and one block in 26 minutes per game last summer on his AAU team, Dream Vision.
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