I am not a huge fan of Thon in the big scheme, but I would certainly be happy to have him at SJU. Its seems like an odd recruit to have interest in SJU. I wonder what the connection is. My only guess would be Mullin's relationship with Manute Bol, who was well regarded in Thon's native Sudan.
Why not? Thon fits in any scheme. He runs rim to rim like a maniac and plays incredibly hard. Much like Cheick Diallo but bigger. Connection is Slice and Ed Smith, Thon's guardian. I think it's a long shot he ever suits up for college game. Interesting how Evan positioned this tweet with a bias towards ASU. He's really close with ASU assistant Brian Merritt. However I would consider ASU the favorite as they've been in there from day 1.
Agree Dave, perhaps you should have asked Marillac what his "big scheme" is. 
NBA future relative to his hype.
I like my centers to rebound and stay near the basket. I don't want to see jumpers and dribbling.
Very archaic way of thinking..NBA game has evolved tremendously. How many back to basket centers are there anymore? Not many at all. Shooting threes, playing in PnR, rebounding are the new norms for bigs. Towns, Porzingis, etc... These type of hybrid centers are where the NBA game is headed.
golden state is at its best when Draymond is playing center. That says it all.
Have you read my posts? I love playing small. I screamed for Dom to play PF for four years. I don't like 7-footers dribbling. End of story. There are a few bigs like Garnett, KP, Love, etc. that can play well on the perimeter and that is great. I'd take any of then because they rebound and defend at elite levels. I'm not convinced Thon can be that kind of NBA player so I don't care about him handling like a guard.
As for college, I'd take him in a heartbeat as I posted. When I first posted this, Thon was getting #1 overall hype and evaluation was based on his hype. I think he could stick around the NBA for some time, but I don't see him as a lottery talent just as I didn't see Embiid that way either.