Aday Mara, on his face to face with Wembanyama: “The first play I made as a passed hoop, I had thought about making a dunk”

Aday Mara He has made his debut with note in the NBA. The Aragonese center made his debut with Oklahoma City Thunder in the victory against San Antonio Spurs (104-116), in a game in which he left good feelings in his first minutes. The former Casademont Zaragoza player finished with 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in just 12 minutes, in a duel in which he also stopped Victor Wembanyama.

“I’m happy that it’s official. I’ve felt good playing and I’ve felt like I’ve helped the team, so I’m happy,” he explained. Mara in statements for Aragón Deporte. “It has been emotional because my teammates have given me the ball, I hadn’t thought about it. I’m going to keep that as a memory, it’s very nice,” he added.

Mara managed to put a plug in Wembanyama and contributed to the Frenchman having an unfortunate night, with only one of his thirteen shots scored. “The first play I make like a passed hoop, I had thought about making a matebut I was looking at how everything was. I see it there and in the end, as I have seen it so many times, you see him play and so on and you more or less learn how he plays. Either I jumped there first, or I dunked, so I tried,” he commented.

The debut also had a very special meaning for Mara. His parents were present in the stands on a night that coincided with his father’s birthday. “Having my parents here because it’s my father’s birthday today, “It has been very nice that they could be there, celebrate my father’s birthday with him and my mother and that they could come watch the game,” he said.