Candidate Mara will wait at least until 2025 to present itself to the Draft from NBA. The Aragonese center from 19 years He has not included his name on the pre-list for the 2024 appointment, a necessary requirement to be eligible to be elected next June. The Spanish talent has chosen to continue another course in the NCAAand after a talk with his coach in UCLA Mick Cronin is very likely to continue defending the Bruins jersey.
The former Casademont Zaragoza player has averaged 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 9.5 minutes of play in his first campaign in American college basketball, with a total of 28 appearances and eight starts. Despite the lack of consistency, the Bruins say they have full confidence in the abilities of the 5’2″, 220-pound tower and will probably give him much more room in his second season.
“He is one of the best players I have ever had,” his coach in the United States assured Mundo Deportivo last January. “Before learning to run, you have to learn to walk. The problem is expectations. And my job is to protect these kids,” he added to explain the skillful talent’s minutes management on the court.
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Irregular in attack and noticeably improved in defense, in the training camp of the All Star of Basketball Without Borders, Mara also left a very positive impression on all the scouts present. “Aday follows the tradition of the Gasol brothers, they are the example. They are much more than great players,” he said. Chris Ebersoledirector of international basketball development at the NBA, to our colleague Toni Canyameras.
During the transfer period in the NCAA, the Bruins have lost size and their starting center, the Turkish of Nigerian origin Adem Bona – The Best Of Adem Bona that at 21 years old he will present himself to the Draft in 2024. Although they have incorporated another interior piece in William Kyle III, In South Dakota he was the best defensive player in the Summit League, everything indicates that Mara will have more prominence next year.
Already in January, scouts had lowered the expectations that Mara aroused due to her talent and natural condition. They do not doubt his future landing in the NBA, but staying longer in the NCAA was the decision recommended by the majority. Although he may be highly valued, it’s still green to take the big leap.
In the 2024 Draft they will be there, if nothing goes wrong or their plans change, Juan Nuñez, Izan Almansa and Baba Millerall of them pointed to a prelist that includes nine promises from Spanish clubs.
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