Maker's stats are not great, but his playoff stats are interesting because it was intense basketball. In 19 minutes per game, he averaged around 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in addition to 1.8 blocks. He shot the ball decently, although he made only 2 of his 10 three point attempts. He was 10 for 21 from inside the three point line. The biggest breakthrough from the playoffs is that Maker played well for the Bucks. They had two rookies, Malcolm Brogdon and Maker play significant minutes for their team in addition to other good young players like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Tony Snell, Jabari Parker, and Greg Monroe. None of those players are over 27 years old. The future is bright in Milwaukee and Maker is going to be a big part of that if he continues to develop.
Maker took the majority of his shots at the rim and from behind the three point line. 83 of his 181 shots came from inside the paint and he made 46 of them according to nba.com/stats. Of the remaining 98 shot attempts, 72 were three point attempts. Maker took a lot of threes during his rookie year and he made 38% of them. Most players of his size and athleticism have become rim runners and not many of them have the ability to step out and shoot it like Maker. He can be a huge difference maker for the Bucks if he continues to develop. Many are thinking that this is going to be a big year for Giannis, but I am just as convinced it will be a big one for Thon Maker.
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