“I took him home the other day, he tried to give me gas money. I’m like ‘bro, I don’t need gas money, we’re going to the same place.’”
That’s Long Island Nets guard Bryce Brown describing his teammate, Thon Marker: generous, fun ... and wanting to get to his next destination as quickly as possible,
A 7-foot, 230-pound center, Maker was drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2016 NBA Draft, a lottery pick with some high school and international experience, a development piece. Since then, the now 25-year-old’s NBA journey has included stops in Detroit, Cleveland, and now, in Uniondale, N.