Thon Maker has decided to petition the NBA to allow him to skip college basketball and enter his name in the 2016 NBA Draft.
“We believe that Thon has fulfilled the academic requirements to be eligible for the 2016 Draft," Edward Smith, Maker's legal guardian, told Bleacher Report. "He will apply for the 2016 NBA Draft and await approval from the NBA.”
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It was widely speculated that Maker would end up at Kentucky or Kansas back in January when he said he would make his college decision by April.