Aday Mara has few territories left to conquer. With the power of social networks, his basketball has crossed borders, but he still had to do it physically. And now he has also crossed that task off the list after conquering the United Statesthe great mecca of basketball.
Mara, the Spanish giant of 2.20 who is called to be the most important piece of the future of Spanish basketball, He has been part of Basketball Without Borders. The largest concentration of young talent in the world in which the best high school-age players come together to share the court for three days under the watchful eye of the best coaches in the NBA.
In this seventh edition of the BWB Global Camp of the NBA Aday Mara and the rest of her generation mates will undergo physical tests, training, skill and shooting competitions and matches with a direct elimination tournament. Tests in which Mara has excelled, astonishing NBA scouts who already had his name noted as one of the highest picks in the 2024 draft.
The Casademont Zaragoza center has not only been present at the youth event, but has also been one of the most outstanding players in it. Mara has been chosen among the 12 best players of the 40 international promises selected to participate in training in Salt Lake Citythe city that has hosted the event coinciding with the NBA All Star.
Chris Ebersole, NBA Director of International Basketball Operations, discussed Aday Mara’s role at the BWB Global Camp: “I think He has a great chance to make it to the NBA. Many teams already follow him and they have a good impression of him,” he assured the special envoy of El Periódico de Aragón.
“He is a very special player, with unique fundamentals for someone of that size.. He is much more than a tall guy. Defensively, due to his height, he is a guarantee near the basket. But in the current NBA they are going to demand more mobility. He has shown details that he can improve a lot in that too. For me, the sky is your limit”assured Ebersole about the Aragonese player.
Mara is being one of the great sensations of the Endesa League, where she has made her debut this season with Casademont Zaragoza, averaging five points and three rebounds in 10 minutes of play in the 16 games who has played with the Maño team shirt, with which he made his debut at the age of 17 years and six months against Cazoo Baskonia with eight points.
“He is exceptionally skilled for a player his age, making outstanding passes”
draft specialist
Its international explosion occurred in the U-17 World Cup in Malagain which he helped Spain win silver with statistics of 12.6 points, five rebounds and 1.6 assists and a great impact on the game.
Jonathan Givony, ESPN’s great ‘quarry’ expert, was the first to put Mara on the NBA’s radar, which today sees him a little closer: “He is exceptionally skilled for a player his age, making outstanding passes all over the court during the tournament, from the mid and low post and from the perimeter. Centers like Mara aren’t as trendy today as they used to be, but there are enough modern elements in her passing game. and overall the high level of skill he displays to make him a serious NBA prospect as his career progresses.”
