 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Maoko akasarudzwa neLos Angeles Clippers munharaunda yechipiri ye2019 draftnechisarudzo chechi56 chose chose. Akawanikwa neBrooklyn Nets pamwe ne2020 yekutanga-kutenderera sarudzo mukutsinhana naMfiondu Kabengele, uyo akatorwa kare aine 27th yakazara sarudzo. Brooklyn yakashandisa mutemo wokuronga kodzero dzomutambi kuti Maoko asayine neG League yavo yakabatana, Long Island Nets. Musi waZvita 11, 2019, Maoko aive nemapoinzi makumi maviri nemasere, matanhatu rebounds, mashanu anobatsira, uye matatu anobira mukukunda pamusoro peWestchester Knicks. Mumwaka wake wekutanga, Maoko akaenzana 11.3 mapoinzi, 3.5 anobatsira, 3.0 rebounds, uye 1.0 anobira pamutambo. Musi waNovember 19, 2020, kodzero dzaHands dzeNBA dzakashandurwa kuenda kuDetroit Pistons mukutengeserana kwezvikwata zvitatu; vakaramba kodzero dzake dzekunyorwa muna Chikunguru 2021. 