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Aday MaraOklahoma City Thunder · #13

Center · 7'0", 235 lb · Michigan

Aday Mara is a center the Oklahoma City Thunder selected 12th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Michigan. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Oklahoma City Thunder · #13 · Center

Aday Mara

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityNuggets 52%

Balladex model · projected 118–118 · 99.5 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

10.6pts

6.8reb

1.5ast

48%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Aday Mara

Oklahoma City Thunder · Center

Jonas Valančiūnas

Denver Nuggets · Solid defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Aday Mara — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Prospect big — rim runner / rprotect · Impact 47

Aday Mara is a center the Oklahoma City Thunder selected 12th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Michigan. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debu

Offense

C-

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Aday Mara stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #312 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

47Impact index

77Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#12 2026 Draft pick

Stat explorer

Aday Mara — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Aday Mara

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Aday Mara career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jayden Quaintance 100%Thomas Sorber 99%Yang Hansen 99%Joan Beringer 98%Johni Broome 98%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

70–12proj record

#1conf seed

+12.8net rtg

118.4off rtg

105.7def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren.

How his role moves

Projected 70–12, 1st in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

47 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#12 2026 Draft pick

Act IV

The Ballad of Aday Mara

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Aday Mara is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie center for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Turning pro

Drafted 12th overall, 2026 as a Center.

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Aday Mara was the 12th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Oklahoma City Thunder out of Michigan.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming center who debuts in 2026-27.

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Mara's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Aday Mara Season Highlights | 2026 NBA Draft Prospects

Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 7'0"
Weight: 235 lb
Draft: 12th overall, 2026
Born: Michigan
Jersey: #13

Beyond the game

Mara joins the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Michigan.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round center out of Michigan.

Incoming

Unproven

Michigan

FAQ

Aday Mara — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Aday Mara, answered.

Where was Aday Mara drafted?

Aday Mara was selected 12th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Michigan.

Does Mara have NBA stats yet?

Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.

Aday Mara career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Aday MaraOklahoma City Thunder · #13

Aday Mara — the report card

Where Aday Mara stands

Aday Mara — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Aday Mara

Aday Mara career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?

The Ballad of Aday Mara

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Aday Mara — frequently asked

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