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Aday Mara

Aday Mara

C • Oklahoma City Thunder Proj Rank N/A Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
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Aday Mara | Fantasy Outlook

Aday Mara 2026-27 Season Outlook: Developmental Depth in Crowded Frontcourt

Rookie big man Aday Mara enters his debut NBA campaign facing a heavily crowded frontcourt in Oklahoma City. Slotted as a backup center behind established frontcourt staples Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein on the depth chart, the 21-year-old rookie faces an uphill climb for steady playing time.

When called upon, our projections expect Mara to carve out 15.6 minutes per game across 70 projected appearances, producing 13.1 fantasy points per contest. His defensive size anchors his modest output, with our models forecasting 5.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.0 block while converting 50.2% from the field.

Fantasy sentiment has cooled recently, with his rostered rate slipping from 9% to 5% over the past few weeks. Mara holds negligible standard redraft value to start the year, making him primarily a dynasty stash whose single-season viability relies heavily on frontcourt injuries clearing rotational space.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG 100% 100%
Ajay Mitchell PG/SG 32% 10%
Cason Wallace PG/SF 46% 24%
Jared McCain PG/SG 29% 15%
Alex Caruso SG/SF 15% 5%
NAME OWN START
Jalen Williams SF/PF 100% 100%
Jaylin Williams PF/C 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Chet Holmgren C/PF 100% 100%
Isaiah Hartenstein C 68% 39%
Aday Mara C 5% 0%

Team Rankings

PTS
119.0
5th
REB
44.1
12th
AST
25.8
19th
TO
12.0
2nd
FG%
48.4
4th
3P%
36.5
9th
FT%
81.7
3rd
eFG%
56.1
5th
STL
9.7
2nd
BLK
5.5
6th
PF
19.0
7th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
ThunderThunder64-180.780-119.0107.9
NuggetsNuggets54-280.65910122.1116.9
TimberwolvesTimberwolves49-330.59815118.0114.6
Trail BlazersTrail Blazers42-400.51222115.5115.8
JazzJazz22-600.26842117.6126.0

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander6831.14.36.61.40.82.255.338.687.9  
Ajay Mitchell5713.63.33.61.20.31.448.534.787.0  
Payton Sandfort48.82.50.00.30.00.350.041.250.0  
Cason Wallace778.63.12.61.90.40.943.235.180.9  
Jared McCain678.32.01.30.50.10.842.538.586.4  
Nikola Topić105.21.94.40.50.02.543.140.040.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Isaiah Joe7111.12.51.30.70.20.645.542.389.4  
Aaron Wiggins659.43.11.70.90.41.243.135.673.6  
Alex Caruso566.22.82.01.30.30.942.329.380.4  
Brooks Barnhizer401.72.00.60.30.10.338.029.270.0  
Buddy Boeheim41.50.00.00.00.00.033.333.30.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jalen Williams3317.14.65.51.20.31.948.429.983.7  
Luguentz Dort698.33.61.20.90.40.838.534.475.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jaylin Williams657.25.52.40.50.61.042.338.379.3  
Kenrich Williams566.53.31.40.60.10.847.338.863.5  
Thomas Sorber00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Chet Holmgren6917.18.91.70.61.91.655.736.279.2  
Isaiah Hartenstein479.29.43.51.00.81.762.20.061.0  
Branden Carlson425.83.00.70.20.60.452.736.057.7  

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