When the Detroit Pistons traded for Thon Maker, this writer right here was down in the dumps. They had just traded my favorite player, who I thought would be extremely important for us come playoff time.
I didn’t know much about Maker, outside of the fact his potential is high and he had not reached it.
I had seen the highschool highlight tapes, I had seen the highlights that had people spazzing about him coming into the NBA. But, it wasn’t working in Milwaukee for Maker and I was praying it’d pan out in Detroit.
24 games played and three starts later, it has absolutely been a success for the Pistons.