Max Palmer absolutely deserves a board. I think Aidan is worthy of going pro between his skill and what he brings in regards to popularity, but to have him go pro before Max would be a bad look. Max just ended their first full length. How many people have ended a brands full length and still been AM after? I really can't think of a comparable situation. I can think of AM's who ended videos for either their board or shoe company but were immediately turned pro (Jon Dickson in the Deathwish video, Karsten ended Chronicles 3 and was immediately turned pro by Skate Mental, Merlino in WTF, Cole Wilson Oddity, Rory Milanes V Nice, etc).