Aday Mara

NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

POSITION: CFROM: SpainHT: 7-3WT: 233
BORN: 4/7/05YEAR: Int.05WING: NAREACH: NA

Draft Notes

Mara is an incredibly skilled and talented 7-3 center with great passing instincts and feel for the game.

He has a massive impact on both ends of the floor thanks to his great size, his presence in the lane and his ball skills.

He’s not the most mobile player but then again most 7-3 players aren’t super mobile. He does a good job of defending in the paint and at the rim, although he could stand to get stronger.

His passing skills really set him apart from most other centers. He surveys the floor and finds cutters and open shooters

Has a nice shooting touch from mid range and is expanding his range to three. Should be a good floor spacer at the NBA level. Dunks the ball with ease and scores in the paint over either shoulder.

Here’s a more in-depth look at Aday Mara’s talents and his NBA comparisons.

Comparisons

  • Zydrunas Ilgauskas
  • Pau Gasol

Draft Projection

first round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft or 2025 NBA Draft

Videos

https://youtu.be/wNGRca3wY-E

2024 Center Rankings

  1. Aday Mara – 7-3 – UCLA (Spain)
  2. Alexandre Sarr – 7-1 – Perth Wildcats, NBL (France)
  3. Aaron Bradshaw – 7-1 – Kentucky
  4. Donovan Clingan – 7-2 – UConn
  5. Adem Bona – 6-10 – UCLA (Nigeria)
  6. Xavier Booker – 6-11 – Michigan State
  7. Kel’el Ware – 7-0 – Indiana
  8. DaRon Holmes II – 6-10 – Dayton
  9. Felix Okpara – 6-11 – Ohio State (Nigeria)
  10. Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso – 7-0 – Kentucky (Nigeria)
  11. Zach Edey – 7-4 – Purdue (Canada)
  12. Zvonimir Ivisic – 7-3 – Kentucky (Croatia)
  13. Vincent Iwuchukwu – 7-0 – USC
  14. Clifford Omoruyi – 6-11 – Rutgers (Nigeria) 
  15. Baye Fall – 6-11 – Arkansas (Senegal)
  16. Ryan Kalkbrenner – 7-1 – Creighton
  17. Yohan Traore – 6-10 – NA (France)
  18. Hunter Dickenson – 7-1 – Kansas
  19. Mady Sissoko – 6-10 – Michigan State (Mali)
  20. Eli Ndiaye – 6-8 – Spain
  21. Oumar Ballo – 6-10 – Arizona (Mali) 
  22. Nfaly Dante – 7-0 – Oregon (Mali)
  23. Armando Bacot – 6-9 – UNC
  24. Jalen Lewis – 6-8 – Overtime Elite pro league
  25. Joshua Ojianwuna – 6-10 – Baylor (Nigeria)
  26. Enoch Boakye – 6-10 – Arizona State (Canada)
  27. Dilan Anderson – 7-0 – Arizona