Thon Maker achieves rare double-double in summer league with 10 fouls

Milwaukee Bucks rookie Thon Maker achieved a rare, if somewhat dubious, basketball feat in an NBA summer league game in Las Vegas on Monday.

Playing against the Memphis Grizzlies, the 10th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft committed 10 personal fouls in 31 minutes. That display, of course, would be impossible in an NBA game, where a player fouls out after six personal fouls. The summer league, however, follows a different set of rules and allows for a player to commit 10 personal fouls before they’re forced to exit a game.

The double-digit foul total gave Maker the unusual 10-point, 10-foul double double. But he’s not the only player to have achieved such a milestone this season. A week ago, Los Angeles Clippers center Diamond Stone committed 10 fouls in only 17 minutes of play. According to CBS, the pair of them join a elite list that includes Andrew Bogut, DeMarcus Cousins and Greg Oden, who also fouled out of summer league games.

In the summer league, where the goal is to get rookies and young players valuable minutes, Maker has been a standout thus far. In three games, he’s averaging 14 points and 12 rebounds. Against Cleveland he recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds, and two days later he scored 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds against Dallas.